← Votes·2025-12-18

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

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Confidence: 75%

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title contains non-EU country "azerbaijan"

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Vote ID 182962Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (477 for, 7 against, 69 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

477

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

470 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

166

Participation rate

76.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 141Against 0Abstain 1Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 100Against 1Abstain 0Absent 34

ECR82 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 22Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 20Absent 21

Renew78 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 19Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 6Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France64
Spain43
Poland39
Italy33

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 14Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 1Abstain 25Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 5Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 5Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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