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Escalating repression of the Baha’is in Iran

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "iran"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 182313Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 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 “Escalating repression of the Baha’is in Iran”. Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (79 for, 493 against, 9 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

Against

493

Abstain

Margin of victory

414 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 152Abstain 0Absent 32

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 106Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 7Against 58Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 6Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece9
Slovakia7

Most against

France59
Germany56
Italy49
Poland45
Spain42

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 3Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 8Against 59Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 56Abstain 3Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 49Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 45Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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