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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 182314Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (46 for, 459 against, 77 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

459

Abstain

Margin of victory

413 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

137

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 153Abstain 0Absent 32

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 105Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 2Against 56Abstain 6Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 2Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 47Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 7Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 10Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

France54
Germany46
Italy45
Poland43
Spain42

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 7Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 1Against 54Abstain 11Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 46Abstain 21Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 45Abstain 4Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 6Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 3Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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