← Votes·2023-07-12

The situation in Lebanon

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "lebanon"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 157515Source: 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
✓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+6 / 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 situation in Lebanon”. EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (283 for, 341 against, 15 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

283

Against

341

Abstain

Margin of victory

58 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

90.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 145Against 7Abstain 11Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 120Abstain 1Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 1Against 93Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 0Absent 3

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 2Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland39
Italy38
Romania15
Hungary12
Czech Republic10

Most against

Germany54
France43
Spain37
Netherlands17
Portugal13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 27Against 43Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 54Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 29Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 39Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 15Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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