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The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries

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Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 166761Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+4 / 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 “The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries”. Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (126 for, 379 against, 24 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

126

Against

379

Abstain

Margin of victory

253 votes

Turnout (cast)

529

Absent

176

Participation rate

75.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 13Against 113Abstain 6Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 32Against 67Abstain 2Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 68Abstain 2Absent 24

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 34Against 19Abstain 8Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 5Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Greece5
Malta3
Slovenia3

Most against

Germany72
France41
Spain35
Italy32
Poland32

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 24Against 41Abstain 2Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 5Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 32Abstain 0Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 32Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 35Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

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