← Votes·2026-02-12

Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime 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 "arbitrary detention"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 185288Source: 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
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran”. EPP, ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (257 for, 275 against, 36 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

257

Against

275

Abstain

Margin of victory

18 votes

Turnout (cast)

568

Absent

151

Participation rate

79.0%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 18 votes. 151 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (151) was larger than the 18-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 45 absent MEPs (margin was 18)
S&Dhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 18)
PfEhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 18)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Hungary (20 absent)Italy (20 absent)Germany (19 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 90Against 20Abstain 30Absent 45

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 111Abstain 0Absent 24

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France34
Italy28
Spain27
Poland22
Czech Republic16

Most against

Germany53
Netherlands15
Belgium12
Sweden11
Denmark10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 29Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 53Abstain 3Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 2Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 20Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 2Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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