← Votes·2025-10-09

Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "afghanistan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 179711Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (194 for, 408 against, 12 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

194

Against

408

Abstain

Margin of victory

214 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

106

Participation rate

85.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 12Against 153Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 101Abstain 0Absent 34

PfE82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 3Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 9Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Czech Republic13
Hungary10
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany65
Spain43
Italy37
Poland25
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 33Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 65Abstain 6Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 37Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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