← 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 184024Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (72 for, 461 against, 91 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

Against

461

Abstain

Margin of victory

389 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 167Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 107Abstain 2Absent 23

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 63Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 1Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 63Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 5Against 39Abstain 5Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 14Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia8

Most against

Germany64
Italy48
Spain46
Poland40
Netherlands29

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 1Against 31Abstain 40Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 64Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 9Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 48Abstain 7Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 5Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 3Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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