← Votes·2025-03-13

Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan

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title contains non-EU country "azerbaijan"

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Vote ID 173002Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (226 for, 306 against, 51 abstentions).

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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

226

Against

306

Abstain

Margin of victory

80 votes

Turnout (cast)

583

Absent

137

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 74Against 33Abstain 29Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 116Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 14Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

NI30 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 8Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France32
Poland28
Czech Republic19
Austria8
Hungary6

Most against

Germany49
Italy32
Spain27
Netherlands16
Portugal15

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Greece
Lithuania
Malta
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 31Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 49Abstain 5Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 4Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 32Abstain 16Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 4Abstain 10Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 27Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 4Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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