← 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 182261Source: 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
✓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+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 “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 and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (206 for, 353 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

206

Against

353

Abstain

Margin of victory

147 votes

Turnout (cast)

589

Absent

130

Participation rate

81.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 146Abstain 2Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 56Abstain 10Absent 15

Renew78 MEPs

For 7Against 58Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 3Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 14Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany37
Sweden10
Ireland7
Croatia5
Finland5

Most against

France46
Poland44
Italy30
Spain26
Romania21

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 46Abstain 4Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 35Abstain 8Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 30Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

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