← 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 171603Source: 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
✓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+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages”. S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (337 for, 246 against, 29 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

337

Against

246

Abstain

Margin of victory

91 votes

Turnout (cast)

612

Absent

108

Participation rate

85.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 155Abstain 1Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 54Abstain 4Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 34Against 16Abstain 11Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI30 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 7Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France66
Germany45
Italy34
Spain27
Netherlands18

Most against

Poland40
Bulgaria8
Croatia7
Latvia6
Hungary5

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 7Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 66Against 4Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 40Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 30Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 5Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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