← Votes·2024-01-18

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

Vote ID 163706Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (320 for, 171 against, 16 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

320

Against

171

Abstain

Margin of victory

149 votes

Turnout (cast)

507

Absent

198

Participation rate

71.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 118Against 3Abstain 0Absent 58

S&D136 MEPs

For 95Against 2Abstain 1Absent 38

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 72Abstain 3Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 3Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 0Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 7Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
Germany37
Italy34
Spain32
France31

Most against

Denmark9
Finland8
Ireland8
Greece4

Divided delegations

Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Luxembourg
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 3Absent 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 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 31Against 31Abstain 3Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 27Abstain 1Absent 31

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 12Abstain 0Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 32Against 14Abstain 2Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

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