← Votes·2024-01-18

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

Vote ID 163692Source: 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+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 “Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation”. EPP, S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (423 for, 78 against, 8 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

423

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

345 votes

Turnout (cast)

509

Absent

196

Participation rate

72.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 118Against 2Abstain 0Absent 59

S&D136 MEPs

For 95Against 2Abstain 0Absent 39

Renew100 MEPs

For 16Against 63Abstain 1Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR65 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

NI46 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 2Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 4Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
France52
Italy44
Poland43
Spain37

Most against

Finland5

Divided delegations

Denmark
Finland
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 13Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 5Abstain 3Absent 30

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 0Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 10Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs