← Votes·2025-04-03

Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani

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Confidence: 75%

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title contains non-EU country "iran"

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Vote ID 174975Source: 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+4 / 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 “Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani”. EPP, ECR, Renew, PfE and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while S&D and Left voted mostly against. ESN and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (378 for, 182 against, 26 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

378

Against

182

Abstain

Margin of victory

196 votes

Turnout (cast)

586

Absent

133

Participation rate

81.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 127Against 26Abstain 2Absent 30

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 99Abstain 0Absent 32

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 54Against 13Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN26 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 13Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 11Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Germany47
Poland36
Italy32
Netherlands26

Most against

Malta4

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 48Against 20Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 47Against 24Abstain 12Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 25Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 26Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 36Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

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