← 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 156425Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (477 for, 3 against, 43 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

477

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

474 votes

Turnout (cast)

523

Absent

182

Participation rate

74.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 38

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR65 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 6Absent 16

PfE64 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 22Absent 19

The Left37 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 10Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Italy53
France48
Poland47
Spain47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 15Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 2Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 1Absent 22

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

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