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Brutal repression against protesters 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 184017Source: 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+5 / 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 “Brutal repression against protesters in Iran”. PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (128 for, 423 against, 68 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

128

Against

423

Abstain

Margin of victory

295 votes

Turnout (cast)

619

Absent

100

Participation rate

86.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 108Abstain 0Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 2Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 33Against 14Abstain 19Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 38Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 4Abstain 2Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Ireland7
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany48
Spain46
Italy45
Poland42
Romania25

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Ireland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 8Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 7Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 45Against 25Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 48Abstain 18Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 45Abstain 10Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 2Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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