← Votes·2024-01-18

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

Vote ID 163704Source: 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”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (131 for, 343 against, 38 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

131

Against

343

Abstain

Margin of victory

212 votes

Turnout (cast)

512

Absent

193

Participation rate

72.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 12Against 105Abstain 2Absent 60

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 94Abstain 4Absent 38

Renew100 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 7Absent 22

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 14Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 3Absent 17

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 9Abstain 6Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland25
Italy22
Hungary10
Czech Republic9

Most against

France43
Spain43
Germany39
Portugal20
Netherlands16

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 17Against 43Abstain 4Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 39Abstain 13Absent 32

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 22Abstain 2Absent 30

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 16Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 5Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

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