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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 184027Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (562 for, 9 against, 57 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

562

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

553 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

87.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

PfE84 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 7Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 17Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 17Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 12Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France73
Germany69
Italy57
Spain49
Poland42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 4Abstain 14Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 8Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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