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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 182316Source: 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”. PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (110 for, 457 against, 20 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

110

Against

457

Abstain

Margin of victory

347 votes

Turnout (cast)

587

Absent

132

Participation rate

81.6%

✓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 107Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 50Against 16Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 56Abstain 3Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 4Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 9Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Czech Republic12
Greece9

Most against

Germany59
Italy49
Poland45
Spain44
Romania30

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 3Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 30Abstain 3Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 59Abstain 8Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 49Abstain 1Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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