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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 193397Source: 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+0 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (72 for, 459 against, 37 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

459

Abstain

Margin of victory

387 votes

Turnout (cast)

568

Absent

142

Participation rate

80.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 0Against 138Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 100Abstain 2Absent 30

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 28Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 3Absent 16

Renew77 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 9Against 34Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 3Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia5
Greece4

Most against

Germany74
Italy47
Poland46
Spain39
France30

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 13Against 30Abstain 27Absent 10

Germany95 MEPs

For 11Against 74Abstain 2Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 47Abstain 1Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 39Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

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