← Votes·2026-01-22

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 184018Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Brutal repression against protesters in Iran”. S&D, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (262 for, 308 against, 54 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

262

Against

308

Abstain

Margin of victory

46 votes

Turnout (cast)

624

Absent

Participation rate

86.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 4Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 58Against 6Abstain 11Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 63Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 60Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 33Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 4Abstain 1Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France51
Italy30
Greece13
Hungary12
Czech Republic11

Most against

Poland37
Germany36
Spain30
Romania17
Netherlands13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 8Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 51Against 22Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 15Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 27Abstain 6Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 10Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 8Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 3Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 30Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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