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Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran

Human Rights84%★

Confidence: 84%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "political prisoner"
title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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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Vote ID 193396Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran”. S&D, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (240 for, 312 against, 20 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

240

Against

312

Abstain

Margin of victory

72 votes

Turnout (cast)

572

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 0Against 137Abstain 0Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 1Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE85 MEPs

For 35Against 29Abstain 6Absent 15

Renew77 MEPs

For 4Against 63Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 3Absent 15

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 19Against 16Abstain 8Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

France49
Italy36
Sweden12
Greece6
Finland5

Most against

Germany44
Poland39
Spain24
Netherlands19
Czech Republic16

Divided delegations

Austria
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 49Against 21Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany95 MEPs

For 41Against 44Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 22Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 39Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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