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The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 565
- Against
- 8
- Abstained
- 43
roll-call vote at 13:09 · 92% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2024-0045
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the Taliban's enforcement of Sharia law and the erasure of women and girls from public life in Afghanistan.§1: source passage in the text The resolution urges the de-facto Afghan authorities to abolish a recent decree that silences women's voices in public, and calls for restoring women's full participation in public life.§1: source passage in the text It also calls for reopening support systems for victims of violence, holding authorities accountable through international mechanisms, and increasing humanitarian aid.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: ESN
- The Left For 41 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 118 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 138
- Renew For 72 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 155 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 197
- ECR For 65 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 78
- Patriots For 43 for, 0 against, 18 abstainedof 91
- ESN Abstained 2 for, 2 against, 19 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 19 for, 6 against, 2 abstainedof 32
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
26 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
ECR voted for (65 of 69). Abstained: 4
Jaak Madison (Estonia), Jacek Ozdoba (Poland), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (Romania), Tobiasz Bocheński (Poland)
Patriots voted for (43 of 61). Abstained: 18
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria)
13 more from Patriots
Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Hermann Tertsch (Spain), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain), Jorge Martín Frías (Spain), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain), Petra Steger (Austria), Rachel Blom (Netherlands), Roman Haider (Austria), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands)
ESN abstained (19 of 23). For: 2, Against: 2
Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, against), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, for), Sarah Knafo (France, for), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary, against)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (7 adopted, 2 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.