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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 170360Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (423 for, 113 against, 39 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

423

Against

113

Abstain

Margin of victory

310 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

148

Participation rate

79.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 7Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 99Against 6Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 18Against 52Abstain 1Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 33Against 23Abstain 12Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 9Absent 8

NI30 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 9Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France69
Germany62
Spain40
Poland29
Italy27

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary9
Romania7

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Italy
Malta
Poland
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 2Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 13Abstain 6Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 23Abstain 9Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 29Against 19Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 4Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 8Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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