← Votes·2025-02-13

Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vote ID 171855Source: 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+7 / 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, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (426 for, 78 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

426

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

348 votes

Turnout (cast)

528

Absent

192

Participation rate

73.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 1Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 86Against 11Abstain 1Absent 37

PfE81 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 4Absent 18

Renew79 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 54Against 3Abstain 3Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 39Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 7Absent 15

ESN26 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 7Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany50
France40
Spain40
Poland39
Italy38

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 12Abstain 8Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 11Abstain 6Absent 29

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 11Abstain 5Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs