← 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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Vote ID 169178Source: 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”. NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, S&D, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (57 for, 343 against, 55 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

Against

343

Abstain

Margin of victory

286 votes

Turnout (cast)

455

Absent

250

Participation rate

64.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 118Abstain 2Absent 56

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 73Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 58Abstain 9Absent 67

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 41Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 35Abstain 0Absent 28

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 2Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Denmark3
Greece1

Most against

Germany52
France44
Poland36
Spain26
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Denmark
Greece
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 6Against 44Abstain 15Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 4Against 52Abstain 14Absent 26

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 3Absent 46

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 3Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 1Absent 15

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 18

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 6Against 26Abstain 1Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

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