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Decision

Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages

Effect
Adopted
Result
556 for · 6 against · 42 abstained roll call
Date
23 January 2025, 12:08–12:10
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
16 votes · 5 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 split vote) · Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Final vote
171607
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 556 for, 6 against, 42 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (2 adopted, 1 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted, 1 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 31Against 0Abst. 2No vote 13 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.91
GreensFor 47Against 0Abst. 0No vote 6 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 117Against 3Abst. 0No vote 16 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
RenewFor 68Against 0Abst. 0No vote 7 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 164Against 0Abst. 0No vote 24 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 64Against 0Abst. 1No vote 15 of 80Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
PatriotsFor 62Against 0Abst. 1No vote 23 of 86Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
ESNFor 0Against 2Abst. 20No vote 4 of 26Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.86
No groupFor 3Against 1Abst. 18No vote 7 of 29Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 9

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria160041.00
Belgium190031.00
Bulgaria100340.65
Cyprus3012—
Czechia131250.72
Germany66118110.66
Denmark7116—
Estonia7000—
Spain521070.97
Finland140011.00
France6900121.00
Greece120270.79
Croatia110011.00
Hungary50115—
Ireland100041.00
Italy6110140.98
Lithuania90110.85
Luxembourg6000—
Latvia9000—
Malta5001—
Netherlands300011.00
Poland460430.88
Portugal200100.93
Romania2102100.87
Sweden200011.00
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia71610.25

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

604 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR For
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR For
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR For
Alessandro ZAN voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyS&D Against
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Abstained
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Abstained
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR For
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots For
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPP For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA SpainEPP For
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens For
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkPatriots Abstained
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP For
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots For
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots For
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Abstained
Anja HAZEKAMP NetherlandsThe Left For
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots For
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots For
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR For
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots For
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR For
Antonio DECARO ItalyS&D For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots For
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR For
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Abstained
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots For
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR For
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots For
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR For
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR For
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR For
Biljana BORZAN CroatiaS&D For
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR For
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Branko GRIMS SloveniaEPP For
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR For
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR For
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carola RACKETE GermanyThe Left For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Abstained
Christine SCHNEIDER GermanyEPP For
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots For
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D For
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu MANDA RomaniaS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR For
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel CASPARY GermanyEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR For
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR For
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo group Abstained
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens For
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR For
Diego SOLIER SpainECR For
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP For
Dragoş BENEA RomaniaS&D For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR For
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots For
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left For
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR For
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew For
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left For
Eszter LAKOS HungaryEPP For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandESN Abstained
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Abstained
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots For
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgECR For
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots For
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR For
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR For
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Abstained
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO ItalyEPP For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gabriella GERZSENYI HungaryEPP For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left For
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR For
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots For
Georgiana TEODORESCU voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR Abstained
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots For
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusThe Left Abstained
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left For
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Abstained
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR For
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Abstained
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots For
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens For
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left For
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Abstained
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR For
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR For
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR For
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR For
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Abstained
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots For
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots For
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ CzechiaPatriots For
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ SpainGreens For
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots For
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsEPP For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR For
Joachim STREIT GermanyRenew For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
João OLIVEIRA voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalThe Left Abstained
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT BelgiumECR For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left For
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots For
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots For
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots For
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots For
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots For
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots For
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left For
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Abstained
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kinga KOLLÁR HungaryEPP For
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR For
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Abstained
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR For
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR For
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA SpainS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR For
Laurent CASTILLO FranceEPP For
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left For
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left For
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR For
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Majdouline SBAI FranceGreens For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR For
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FrancePatriots For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Abstained
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Abstained
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR For
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots For
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group For
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR For
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots For
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots For
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE FranceRenew For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots For
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left For
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left For
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR For
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR For
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Abstained
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Abstained
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots For
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots For
Maximilian KRAH GermanyNo group Abstained
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Abstained
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK voted otherwise than their group's clear line SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Abstained
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots For
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPP For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels FUGLSANG voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkS&D Against
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaPatriots For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Abstained
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left For
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left For
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR For
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left For
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots For
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots For
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR For
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left For
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left For
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Abstained
Peter AGIUS MaltaEPP For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Abstained
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots For
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots For
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR For
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR For
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots For
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Abstained
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots For
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR For
René AUST GermanyESN Abstained
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR For
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left For
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyPatriots For
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR For
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots For
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots For
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D For
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Abstained
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastiaan STÖTELER NetherlandsPatriots For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left For
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR For
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR For
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots For
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group For
Siegbert Frank DROESE voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Abstained
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Abstained
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots For
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Abstained
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots For
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens For
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR For
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots For
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots For
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots For
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Abstained
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP For
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots For
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots For
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens For
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots For
Ville NIINISTÖ FinlandGreens For
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots For
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left For
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Abstained

Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPPSpeeches123 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPPSpeeches222 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPPSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&DSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&DSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreensSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriotsSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPPSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPPSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriotsSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPPSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&DSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group No vote recorded
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group NetherlandsECRSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe LeftSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECRSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&DSpeeches122 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 16

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 4 to paragraph 3 RC-B10-0066/2025 - § 3 - Am 4 Roll call170 for, 396 against, 39 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0066/2025 - Après le § 4 - Am 2 Roll call456 for, 135 against, 21 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens
3Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation and’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0066/2025 - Après le § 4 - Am 2 Roll call456 for, 135 against, 21 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens
3Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation and’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 6 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
5Vote on text inserted after paragraph 6 Counted282 for, 307 against, 18 abstained Rejected
6Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 RC-B10-0066/2025 - Après le § 6 - Am 3 Roll call337 for, 246 against, 29 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens
7Separate vote on paragraph 7 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
8Paragraph 7 — part 2 RC-B10-0066/2025 - § 7/2 Part voted on: “that word”Roll call437 for, 158 against, 11 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
9Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0066/2025 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) Roll call556 for, 6 against, 42 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots, Renew
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0063/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0066/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0067/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0073/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
14Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0082/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
15Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0085/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
16Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0086/2025 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Greens, Renew, Patriots · split votes by The Left, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0067

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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the systematic repression of human rights in Iran, including against women and religious and ethnic minorities.

It calls for the immediate release of Pakshan Azizi, Wrisha Moradi, EU nationals, and other unlawfully detained activists and prisoners of conscience.

Parliament urges Iran to abolish the death penalty, end discriminatory laws and veiling requirements, and urges EU institutions not to finance campaigns promoting the hijab.

It also reiterates its call on the Council to expand EU sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations in Iran.

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This resolution condemns the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran, including repression of women and minorities, and calls for the release of detained individuals and abolition of the death penalty.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2511(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 23 January 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 23 January 2025 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

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Running issue: Iran

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages”. Decision, 23 January 2025. votingId 171607, document B-10-2025-0067, reference 2025/2511(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/2?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 23 January 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 23 January 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-01-23, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-01-23/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-01-23-2,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-01-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/2?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/2?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 171607, document B-10-2025-0067, reference 2025/2511(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-01-23 (CC BY 4.0)}
}