← Votes·2024-01-18

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

Vote ID 163678Source: 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
✓Very close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (239 for, 242 against, 33 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

239

Against

242

Abstain

Margin of victory

3 votes

Turnout (cast)

514

Absent

191

Participation rate

72.9%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 3 votes. 191 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (191) was larger than the 3-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 57 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
S&Dhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
ECRhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
Renewhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
PfEhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
Greens-EFAhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
NIhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
Lefthad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 3)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (32 absent)Germany (30 absent)France (14 absent)Romania (14 absent)Greece (13 absent)Spain (12 absent)Hungary (9 absent)Bulgaria (8 absent)Netherlands (8 absent)Poland (7 absent)Cyprus (6 absent)Belgium (5 absent)Latvia (5 absent)Austria (4 absent)Slovakia (4 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 99Abstain 1Absent 57

S&D136 MEPs

For 90Against 1Abstain 4Absent 41

Renew100 MEPs

For 14Against 66Abstain 1Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 18Absent 19

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 2Absent 20

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 10Abstain 6Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany38
Spain29
France27
Portugal15
Ireland13

Most against

Poland37
Italy26
Romania13
Czech Republic12
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 27Against 22Abstain 16Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 26Abstain 2Absent 30

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 26Abstain 0Absent 32

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 5Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 29Against 17Abstain 1Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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