← 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 157522Source: 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
✓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+3 / 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, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (279 for, 354 against, 5 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

279

Against

354

Abstain

Margin of victory

75 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 137Against 21Abstain 5Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 117Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew100 MEPs

For 1Against 94Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 1

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 0Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy41
Poland39
Romania14
Hungary12
Czech Republic10

Most against

Germany53
France47
Spain34
Portugal19
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 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 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 47Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 53Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 28Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 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 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 13Against 34Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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