← 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 156424Source: 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+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (390 for, 95 against, 9 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

390

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

295 votes

Turnout (cast)

494

Absent

211

Participation rate

70.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 120Against 2Abstain 2Absent 55

S&D136 MEPs

For 88Against 2Abstain 0Absent 46

Renew100 MEPs

For 75Against 2Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 2Absent 17

PfE64 MEPs

For 5Against 36Abstain 1Absent 22

The Left37 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 3Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
France43
Spain42
Italy30
Romania21

Most against

Poland25

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 15Abstain 3Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 2Abstain 1Absent 36

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 22Abstain 1Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 11

Poland52 MEPs

For 19Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

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