← Votes·2024-01-18

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

Vote ID 163703Source: 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”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (109 for, 380 against, 20 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

109

Against

380

Abstain

Margin of victory

271 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 13Against 109Abstain 0Absent 57

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 94Abstain 0Absent 41

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 74Abstain 2Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 14Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE64 MEPs

For 30Against 14Abstain 0Absent 20

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 3Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Czech Republic11
Hungary7

Most against

France61
Germany42
Spain42
Italy28
Portugal20

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 2Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 13Absent 32

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 28Abstain 0Absent 31

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

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