← 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 184020Source: 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
✓Some 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (257 for, 330 against, 40 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

257

Against

330

Abstain

Margin of victory

73 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 166Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 98Against 2Abstain 14Absent 21

PfE84 MEPs

For 37Against 27Abstain 12Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 4Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
France42
Greece11
Belgium9
Portugal9

Most against

Poland38
Italy34
Spain28
Netherlands18
Romania18

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 42Against 21Abstain 11Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 37Abstain 2Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 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 3Against 18Abstain 7Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 8Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 28Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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