← Votes·2025-02-13

Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vote ID 171850Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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 “Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (464 for, 13 against, 55 abstentions).

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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

464

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

451 votes

Turnout (cast)

532

Absent

188

Participation rate

73.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 136Against 1Abstain 0Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 37

PfE81 MEPs

For 50Against 7Abstain 4Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 31Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ESN26 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 15Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 13

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Germany58
Italy52
Spain45
Netherlands23

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 10Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 20Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 2Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Individual MEP positions

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