← 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 184022Source: 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (225 for, 375 against, 31 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

225

Against

375

Abstain

Margin of victory

150 votes

Turnout (cast)

631

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 161Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 3Abstain 4Absent 22

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 11Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 4Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 17Against 48Abstain 1Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 8Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy35
Portugal9
Austria8
Ireland7
Cyprus3

Most against

France51
Germany44
Poland44
Spain28
Romania19

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 23Against 51Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 44Abstain 6Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 23Abstain 6Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 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 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 4Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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