← 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 173006Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some 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+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 “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 voted mostly against. NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (496 for, 42 against, 75 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

496

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

454 votes

Turnout (cast)

613

Absent

107

Participation rate

85.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 154Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 0Abstain 3Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 8Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 16Against 33Abstain 16Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 17Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 10Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 19Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France67
Germany62
Spain52
Italy40
Netherlands30

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 5Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 18Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 19Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 29Against 21Abstain 2Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 7Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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