← 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 179719Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 (250 for, 355 against, 6 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

250

Against

355

Abstain

Margin of victory

105 votes

Turnout (cast)

611

Absent

109

Participation rate

84.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 57Against 106Abstain 2Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 99Abstain 0Absent 35

PfE82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Spain28
Czech Republic14
Bulgaria10
Hungary10

Most against

Germany62
Italy36
Poland25
Netherlands17
Sweden16

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 62Abstain 3Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 36Abstain 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 9Against 17Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 23Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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