← Votes·2023-06-15

The humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "sudan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 156421Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting”. S&D, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (170 for, 274 against, 10 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

170

Against

274

Abstain

Margin of victory

104 votes

Turnout (cast)

454

Absent

251

Participation rate

64.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 11Against 107Abstain 2Absent 59

S&D136 MEPs

For 76Against 1Abstain 2Absent 57

Renew100 MEPs

For 11Against 53Abstain 0Absent 36

ECR65 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 21Against 23Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE64 MEPs

For 8Against 33Abstain 0Absent 23

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 5Absent 19

The Left37 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain21
Portugal12
Greece7
Sweden7
Belgium6

Most against

Poland37
France36
Germany36
Italy24
Romania17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 19Against 36Abstain 0Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 36Abstain 0Absent 39

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 19

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 2Absent 28

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 14

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 37Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 21Against 19Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

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