← Votes·2024-01-18

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

Vote ID 163705Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+12 / 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, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew and Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (342 for, 112 against, 60 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

342

Against

112

Abstain

Margin of victory

230 votes

Turnout (cast)

514

Absent

191

Participation rate

72.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 120Against 1Abstain 1Absent 57

S&D136 MEPs

For 92Against 1Abstain 2Absent 41

Renew100 MEPs

For 19Against 59Abstain 4Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 36Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 28Against 14Abstain 3Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 10Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 3Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
Poland46
Italy33
Spain33
Netherlands16

Most against

France34
Denmark7
Ireland6
Greece4

Divided delegations

Finland
France
Greece
Ireland
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 6Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 2Absent 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 12Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 19Against 34Abstain 11Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 9Abstain 3Absent 31

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 3Abstain 10Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 3Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 11Abstain 2Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

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