← 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 179715Source: 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
✓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+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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (145 for, 444 against, 19 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

145

Against

444

Abstain

Margin of victory

299 votes

Turnout (cast)

608

Absent

112

Participation rate

84.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 148Abstain 10Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 97Abstain 1Absent 34

PfE82 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 15Against 52Abstain 3Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 9Against 54Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic10
Hungary9

Most against

Germany62
Italy54
Spain44
Poland42
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 35Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 62Abstain 2Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 54Abstain 1Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 44Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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