← Votes·2025-04-03

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

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "iran"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174976Source: 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
✓Very close result
✓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+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani”. EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (272 for, 264 against, 26 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

272

Against

264

Abstain

Margin of victory

8 votes

Turnout (cast)

562

Absent

157

Participation rate

78.2%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 8 votes. 157 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (157) was larger than the 8-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 60 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
S&Dhad 23 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
PfEhad 23 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
ECRhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
Renewhad 15 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
Lefthad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 8)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (35 absent)France (16 absent)Italy (16 absent)Greece (13 absent)Hungary (12 absent)Romania (9 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 108Against 6Abstain 11Absent 60

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 112Abstain 0Absent 23

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 61Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 34Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 10Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland40
Italy30
Czech Republic17
Romania13
Austria10

Most against

Germany34
France33
Spain28
Netherlands17
Belgium12

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 33Abstain 1Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 34Abstain 10Absent 35

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 30Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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