← 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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Vote ID 173003Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan”. 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 (165 for, 439 against, 5 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

165

Against

439

Abstain

Margin of victory

274 votes

Turnout (cast)

609

Absent

111

Participation rate

84.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 148Abstain 2Absent 33

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 117Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 53Against 10Abstain 2Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland25
Czech Republic15
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany63
Spain45
Italy39
France38
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 29Against 38Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 63Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 39Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 2Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

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