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Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "armenia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 170356Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia”. S&D, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (258 for, 274 against, 49 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

258

Against

274

Abstain

Margin of victory

16 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

142

Participation rate

80.4%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 16 votes. 142 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (142) was larger than the 16-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 40 absent MEPs (margin was 16)
S&Dhad 29 absent MEPs (margin was 16)
Renewhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 16)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (17 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 5Against 143Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 103Against 3Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 14Against 56Abstain 1Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 30Against 18Abstain 20Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 21Against 33Abstain 6Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 29Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

NI30 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 6Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 16Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France69
Germany35
Spain24
Sweden16
Belgium10

Most against

Poland42
Italy33
Hungary15
Netherlands14
Slovakia12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 4Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 8Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 69Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 34Abstain 11Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 33Abstain 4Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 2Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 16Abstain 8Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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