← Votes·2025-02-13

Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vote ID 171857Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

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+12 / 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”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (114 for, 401 against, 15 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

114

Against

401

Abstain

Margin of victory

287 votes

Turnout (cast)

530

Absent

190

Participation rate

73.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 125Abstain 3Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 98Abstain 0Absent 37

PfE81 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 8Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 28Against 30Abstain 1Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 14

ESN26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 3Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic8

Most against

Germany58
Spain40
Italy35
Poland34
France30

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 29Against 30Abstain 1Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 58Abstain 0Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 8Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 19Against 35Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 34Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 1Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…