← Votes·2024-01-18

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

Vote ID 163698Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (371 for, 127 against, 19 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

371

Against

127

Abstain

Margin of victory

244 votes

Turnout (cast)

517

Absent

188

Participation rate

73.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 0Absent 57

S&D136 MEPs

For 95Against 1Abstain 1Absent 39

Renew100 MEPs

For 24Against 55Abstain 3Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 11Against 42Abstain 5Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 9Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Poland46
France37
Spain37
Italy35

Most against

Ireland8
Finland7

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Greece
Ireland
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

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 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 37Against 27Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 11Abstain 7Absent 31

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 4Abstain 7Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 11Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

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