← 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 182259Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (272 for, 289 against, 32 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

272

Against

289

Abstain

Margin of victory

17 votes

Turnout (cast)

593

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 17 votes. 126 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (126) was larger than the 17-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 36 absent MEPs (margin was 17)
S&Dhad 27 absent MEPs (margin was 17)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (18 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 142Abstain 3Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 1Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 8Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 17Against 41Abstain 9Absent 15

Renew78 MEPs

For 52Against 7Abstain 6Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 4Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany42
Italy29
Sweden12
Belgium10
Austria9

Most against

France38
Spain25
Poland24
Romania19
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 38Abstain 2Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 37Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 29Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 24Abstain 7Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

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