← 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 184025Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, PfE, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (62 for, 521 against, 43 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

521

Abstain

Margin of victory

459 votes

Turnout (cast)

626

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 110Abstain 1Absent 23

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 14Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 2Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 6Against 36Abstain 7Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 8Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 6Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany66
France62
Spain45
Italy44
Poland42

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 1Absent 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 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 11Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 66Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 44Abstain 6Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 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 42Abstain 5Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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