← Votes·2025-02-13

Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vote ID 171858Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+12 / 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 “Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo”. PfE voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (62 for, 408 against, 60 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

Against

408

Abstain

Margin of victory

346 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 1Against 131Abstain 2Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 98Abstain 0Absent 37

PfE81 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 27Absent 18

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 20Against 35Abstain 5Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 1Absent 15

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 20Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 4Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic7

Most against

Germany57
Spain40
Poland37
Italy35
France30

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 4Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 3Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

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 0Against 57Abstain 12Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 9Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 35Abstain 5Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 7Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 3Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 18

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 2Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

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