← 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 169173Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew, S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (227 for, 191 against, 43 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

227

Against

191

Abstain

Margin of victory

36 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 120Against 1Abstain 4Absent 54

Renew100 MEPs

For 20Against 53Abstain 7Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 7Against 59Abstain 5Absent 65

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 3Against 46Abstain 6Absent 15

ECR65 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 1Absent 24

PfE64 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 14Absent 27

NI46 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 5Absent 21

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany43
Poland31
Italy16
Czech Republic15
Austria13

Most against

France39
Spain18
Netherlands17
Finland9
Portugal9

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Romania
Spain
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 9Against 39Abstain 19Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 25Abstain 3Absent 25

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 19

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 16Abstain 0Absent 44

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 31Against 6Abstain 1Absent 14

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 15Against 18Abstain 0Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

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