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Brutal repression against protesters in Iran
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 562
- Against
- 9
- Abstained
- 57
roll-call vote at 12:15 · 89% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0095
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Iran's brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests, which it says have killed thousands and led to over 10 000 arrests.§1: source passage in the text MEPs demand the immediate release of all protesters detained for peaceful expression and urge the UN Human Rights Council to set up an investigative mechanism.§1: source passage in the text They also call on member states to hold Iranian officials accountable under international law and on the EU to expand restrictive measures.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: ESN; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 20 for, 0 against, 17 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 47 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 63 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 170 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 192
- ECR For 64 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 69 for, 1 against, 7 abstainedof 88
- ESN Abstained 4 for, 4 against, 18 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 11 for, 4 against, 12 abstainedof 30
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
19 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted for (47 of 48). Abstained: 1
Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain)
ECR voted for (64 of 66). Abstained: 2
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Galato Alexandraki (Greece)
Patriots voted for (69 of 77). Against: 1, Abstained: 7
Anders Vistisen (Denmark, abstained), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, abstained), Georg Mayer (Austria, abstained), Gerald Hauser (Austria, abstained), Harald Vilimsky (Austria, abstained)
3 more from Patriots
Petra Steger (Austria, abstained), Roman Haider (Austria, abstained), Tomasz Buczek (Poland, against)
ESN abstained (18 of 26). For: 4, Against: 4
Alexander Jungbluth (Germany, against), Alexander Sell (Germany, for), Ivan David (Czechia, against), Mary Khan (Germany, for), Rada Laykova (Bulgaria, against)
3 more from ESN
Sarah Knafo (France, for), Volker Schnurrbusch (Germany, for), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary, against)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 10 amendments (10 rejected) and 8 parts of the text voted on separately (8 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.