← 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 184019Source: 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+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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (155 for, 358 against, 115 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

155

Against

358

Abstain

115

Margin of victory

203 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

87.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 168Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 80Against 10Abstain 23Absent 22

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 34Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 3Absent 15

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 63Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 34Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 4Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 14Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece9
Portugal8
Slovakia8
Cyprus3
Luxembourg3

Most against

Germany38
Poland37
Italy34
France32
Spain30

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Portugal
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 12Against 32Abstain 29Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 38Abstain 38Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 10Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 37Abstain 5Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 18Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 30Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 6Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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