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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 193406Source: 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
✓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+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 “Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (502 for, 41 against, 28 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

502

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

461 votes

Turnout (cast)

571

Absent

139

Participation rate

80.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 138Against 0Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE85 MEPs

For 37Against 27Abstain 6Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 4Abstain 2Absent 14

Renew77 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 18Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Italy58
Poland48
Spain45
France42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 42Against 27Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 68Against 5Abstain 13Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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