← Votes·2024-01-18

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

Vote ID 163656Source: 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (99 for, 395 against, 22 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

395

Abstain

Margin of victory

296 votes

Turnout (cast)

516

Absent

189

Participation rate

73.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 114Abstain 6Absent 58

S&D136 MEPs

For 22Against 73Abstain 2Absent 39

Renew100 MEPs

For 7Against 74Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 32Against 24Abstain 2Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 3Absent 17

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 5Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 3Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Slovenia4
Malta2

Most against

Germany61
Poland45
France41
Spain37
Italy27

Divided delegations

Finland
France
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 5Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 23Against 41Abstain 1Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 3Absent 30

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 27Abstain 1Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 8Against 37Abstain 2Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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