← Votes·2024-01-18

Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation

Vote ID 163649Source: 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+0 / 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 “Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation”. Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (57 for, 449 against, 7 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

Against

449

Abstain

Margin of victory

392 votes

Turnout (cast)

513

Absent

192

Participation rate

72.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 116Abstain 0Absent 54

S&D136 MEPs

For 5Against 92Abstain 1Absent 38

Renew100 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 2Absent 21

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 6Against 51Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR65 MEPs

For 3Against 40Abstain 2Absent 20

NI46 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 1Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 0Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Malta2

Most against

Germany61
France59
Poland42
Italy40
Spain39

Divided delegations

Greece
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 4Against 59Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 0Absent 30

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 4Against 40Abstain 2Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 7Against 39Abstain 1Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

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