← Votes·2025-11-27

Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan

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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Vote ID 182258Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (323 for, 249 against, 14 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

323

Against

249

Abstain

Margin of victory

74 votes

Turnout (cast)

586

Absent

133

Participation rate

81.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 135Against 7Abstain 3Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 9Absent 14

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
France39
Germany37
Italy29
Spain24

Most against

Netherlands15
Belgium12
Sweden10
Austria9
Denmark9

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 33Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 37Abstain 1Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 21Abstain 7Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

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