← 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 173005Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (464 for, 115 against, 39 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

464

Against

115

Abstain

Margin of victory

349 votes

Turnout (cast)

618

Absent

102

Participation rate

85.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 146Against 6Abstain 2Absent 31

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 2Abstain 4Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 7Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 14Against 49Abstain 4Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 39Against 17Abstain 9Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 9Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France67
Germany64
Spain51
Italy32
Poland26

Most against

Hungary7
Slovakia7
Bulgaria5

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 18Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 21Abstain 9Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 2Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 7Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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