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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 193409Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (106 for, 386 against, 77 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

106

Against

386

Abstain

Margin of victory

280 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 0Against 137Abstain 0Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 22Against 80Abstain 1Absent 32

PfE85 MEPs

For 2Against 34Abstain 33Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 20Absent 14

Renew77 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 19Against 21Abstain 3Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 17Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy24
Sweden12
Greece5
Slovakia5

Most against

Germany61
Poland43
Spain38
France29
Netherlands25

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 12Against 29Abstain 28Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 13Against 61Abstain 13Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 17Abstain 17Absent 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 2Against 25Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 38Abstain 2Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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