← Votes·2024-04-25

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

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Confidence: 75%

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title contains non-EU country "iran"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169177Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 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, Renew, S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (358 for, 42 against, 64 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

358

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

316 votes

Turnout (cast)

464

Absent

241

Participation rate

65.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 114Against 0Abstain 12Absent 53

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 65

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 35Absent 25

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 11Absent 27

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 2Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
France44
Spain31
Italy21
Netherlands21

Most against

Hungary5

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 17Abstain 6Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 6Abstain 3Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 11Absent 44

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 19Absent 14

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 31Against 2Abstain 0Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 5Absent 4

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