← Votes·2025-11-27

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 182315Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (150 for, 388 against, 45 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

150

Against

388

Abstain

Margin of victory

238 votes

Turnout (cast)

583

Absent

136

Participation rate

81.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 153Abstain 0Absent 32

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 105Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 44Against 16Abstain 6Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 59Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 21Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 30Against 3Abstain 3Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 11Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France42
Czech Republic12
Greece8

Most against

Germany47
Poland44
Spain42
Romania29
Italy27

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Greece
Ireland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 3Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 42Against 26Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 47Abstain 7Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 27Abstain 18Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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