← Votes·2026-07-09

The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "pakistan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 195772Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan”. S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (334 for, 231 against, 29 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

334

Against

231

Abstain

Margin of victory

103 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

Participation rate

96.1%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 2Against 152Abstain 5Absent 8

S&D111 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew69 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR67 MEPs

For 12Against 51Abstain 3Absent 1

PfE69 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 6Absent 8

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left36 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 5Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 9Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Spain32
Italy29
Netherlands21
Sweden16

Most against

Germany42
Poland41
Romania12
Greece8
Bulgaria7

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France69 MEPs

For 59Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Germany90 MEPs

For 41Against 42Abstain 2Absent 5

Greece15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland12 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 29Against 25Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 6Against 41Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 11Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 32Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

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