← Votes·2024-09-19

The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’

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Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "afghanistan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169555Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (458 for, 90 against, 63 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

458

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

368 votes

Turnout (cast)

611

Absent

110

Participation rate

84.7%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 149Against 1Abstain 1Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 1Absent 21

Renew79 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 25Abstain 37Absent 10

PfE77 MEPs

For 9Against 37Abstain 15Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Spain46
France45
Italy38
Netherlands29

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 8Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 45Against 31Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 12Abstain 5Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary20 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 27Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 4Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 6Abstain 3Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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