← 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 169166Source: 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (129 for, 304 against, 28 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

129

Against

304

Abstain

Margin of victory

175 votes

Turnout (cast)

461

Absent

244

Participation rate

65.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 121Abstain 1Absent 53

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 67Abstain 5Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 51Against 12Abstain 9Absent 64

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 33Against 15Abstain 7Absent 15

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 1Absent 29

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 3Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain17
Ireland12
Portugal10
Croatia5
Denmark3

Most against

Germany62
France41
Poland36
Italy18
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 17Against 41Abstain 6Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 4Against 62Abstain 5Absent 25

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 18Abstain 1Absent 45

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 3Against 36Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 18

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 17Against 16Abstain 0Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

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