← Votes·2024-11-28

The increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "iran"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 170870Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓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+10 / 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 “The increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (177 for, 406 against, 10 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

177

Against

406

Abstain

Margin of victory

229 votes

Turnout (cast)

593

Absent

130

Participation rate

82.0%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 13Against 135Abstain 2Absent 38

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 116Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 1Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 1Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

NI30 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 6Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Czech Republic15
Slovakia8
Latvia3

Most against

Germany64
Spain48
Italy38
Poland27
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 37Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 64Abstain 4Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 38Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 27Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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