← Votes·2025-12-18

Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "azerbaijan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 182961Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (121 for, 377 against, 50 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

121

Against

377

Abstain

Margin of victory

256 votes

Turnout (cast)

548

Absent

171

Participation rate

76.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 130Abstain 3Absent 45

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 101Abstain 0Absent 34

ECR82 MEPs

For 36Against 6Abstain 23Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 8Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 12Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Czech Republic10

Most against

Germany58
Spain39
Italy31
Poland24
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 26Abstain 1Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 58Abstain 9Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 17

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 25Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 15Against 24Abstain 5Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 39Abstain 2Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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