← Votes·2022-12-14

The prospects of the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "israel"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 151296Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 prospects of the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine”. EPP, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (286 for, 285 against, 35 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

286

Against

285

Abstain

Margin of victory

1 votes

Turnout (cast)

606

Absent

Participation rate

86.0%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 1 vote. 99 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (99) was larger than the 1-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 25 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
S&Dhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Renewhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
ECRhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
NIhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Lefthad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Greens-EFAhad 7 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
PfEhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 1)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (12 absent)France (10 absent)Hungary (8 absent)Spain (8 absent)Greece (7 absent)Italy (7 absent)Poland (7 absent)Belgium (4 absent)Czech Republic (4 absent)Portugal (4 absent)Romania (4 absent)Bulgaria (3 absent)Finland (3 absent)Lithuania (3 absent)Austria (2 absent)Denmark (2 absent)Ireland (2 absent)Latvia (2 absent)Sweden (2 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 147Against 6Abstain 1Absent 25

S&D137 MEPs

For 4Against 111Abstain 2Absent 20

Renew100 MEPs

For 25Against 62Abstain 1Absent 12

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 8Against 55Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE65 MEPs

For 36Against 5Abstain 20Absent 4

ECR64 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 2Absent 12

NI45 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 7Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany43
Italy40
Poland38
Netherlands16
Romania16

Most against

France38
Spain31
Portugal13
Sweden11
Denmark10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 9Against 38Abstain 22Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 39Abstain 2Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 28Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 38Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 19Against 31Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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