← 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 184026Source: 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+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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (165 for, 397 against, 60 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

165

Against

397

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

622

Absent

Participation rate

86.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 165Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 91Against 12Abstain 9Absent 23

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 9Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 3Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 60Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 28Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 6Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece9
Portugal9
Slovakia7
Croatia5
Luxembourg3

Most against

France61
Germany47
Poland38
Italy34
Spain30

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 8Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 12Against 61Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 47Abstain 17Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 34Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 8Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 38Abstain 5Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 3Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 30Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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