← Votes·2025-01-23

Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages

Human Rights84%★

Confidence: 84%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"
title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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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Vote ID 171598Source: 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
✓Strong 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+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 “Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (170 for, 396 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

170

Against

396

Abstain

Margin of victory

226 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

115

Participation rate

84.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 138Abstain 5Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 115Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 2Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 4Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 9Absent 9

NI30 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 14Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France33
Czech Republic12
Denmark5

Most against

Germany62
Spain42
Italy35
Poland25
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 32Abstain 3Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 62Abstain 12Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 35Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 3Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 42Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

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