← Votes·2024-04-25

Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response

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title contains non-EU country "iran"

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Vote ID 169165Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (159 for, 272 against, 32 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

159

Against

272

Abstain

Margin of victory

113 votes

Turnout (cast)

463

Absent

242

Participation rate

65.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 5Against 121Abstain 0Absent 53

Renew100 MEPs

For 10Against 66Abstain 3Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 59Against 11Abstain 3Absent 63

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 5Absent 15

ECR65 MEPs

For 3Against 39Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 15Absent 28

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 4Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland12
Portugal10
Croatia5
Finland5
Denmark3

Most against

Germany46
Poland33
France30
Italy20
Spain18

Divided delegations

Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 22Against 30Abstain 13Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 46Abstain 9Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 1Absent 44

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 6Against 33Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 14Against 18Abstain 1Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

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