← 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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title contains non-EU country "iran"

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Vote ID 174977Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+7 / 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, S&D, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. Renew, Greens-EFA and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (424 for, 54 against, 120 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

424

Against

Abstain

120

Margin of victory

370 votes

Turnout (cast)

598

Absent

121

Participation rate

83.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 152Against 0Abstain 0Absent 33

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 12Abstain 2Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 54Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 46Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 15Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Poland48
Italy47
France45
Spain39

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 7Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 45Against 8Abstain 13Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 51Against 7Abstain 24Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 11Abstain 4Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 9Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 5Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 12Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 39Against 8Abstain 4Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

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