← 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 179716Source: 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+4 / 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 (199 for, 391 against, 15 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

199

Against

391

Abstain

Margin of victory

192 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

115

Participation rate

84.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 143Abstain 2Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 97Abstain 3Absent 35

PfE82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 10Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic13
Bulgaria10
Hungary10
Slovenia5

Most against

Germany63
Spain43
Italy36
Poland24
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 33Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 63Abstain 7Absent 12

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 36Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

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