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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 193398Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (178 for, 379 against, 12 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

178

Against

379

Abstain

Margin of victory

201 votes

Turnout (cast)

569

Absent

141

Participation rate

80.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 129Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 104Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE85 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew77 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 4Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 5Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Czech Republic13
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany65
Spain36
France35
Italy34
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 33Against 35Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 20Against 65Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary18 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 34Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 36Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

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