← Votes·2025-03-13

Severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "sudan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 172999Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape”. S&D and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (177 for, 400 against, 41 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

177

Against

400

Abstain

Margin of victory

223 votes

Turnout (cast)

618

Absent

102

Participation rate

85.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 151Abstain 0Absent 31

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 10Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 66Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 35Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy33
Spain28
Greece9
Portugal9
Malta3

Most against

Germany51
Poland47
France44
Netherlands20
Czech Republic19

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Finland
Greece
Italy
Malta
Portugal
Romania
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 2Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 22Against 44Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 51Abstain 13Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 26Abstain 3Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 47Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 15Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

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