← 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 182260Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (211 for, 350 against, 30 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

211

Against

350

Abstain

Margin of victory

139 votes

Turnout (cast)

591

Absent

128

Participation rate

82.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 146Abstain 3Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 6Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 4Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 21Against 34Abstain 9Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 3Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Denmark9
Ireland7
Croatia5
Finland5
Lithuania5

Most against

France49
Poland43
Germany42
Italy30
Spain25

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 49Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 2Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 30Abstain 1Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 19Against 25Abstain 1Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 7Absent 1

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