← 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 195773Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan”. S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (310 for, 261 against, 21 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

310

Against

261

Abstain

Margin of victory

49 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

Participation rate

95.8%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 6Against 150Abstain 3Absent 8

S&D111 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew69 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR67 MEPs

For 5Against 60Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE69 MEPs

For 29Against 26Abstain 6Absent 8

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left36 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN25 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 2Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 8Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France58
Germany40
Italy29
Spain28
Netherlands16

Most against

Poland44
Czech Republic11
Greece9
Bulgaria7
Hungary6

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
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Greece
Ireland
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Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France69 MEPs

For 58Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Germany90 MEPs

For 40Against 39Abstain 5Absent 6

Greece15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy54 MEPs

For 29Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

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