← 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 182262Source: 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+0 / 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (206 for, 365 against, 16 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

365

Abstain

Margin of victory

159 votes

Turnout (cast)

587

Absent

132

Participation rate

81.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 144Abstain 3Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 1Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 3Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 1Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 6Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden9
Finland6
Ireland6
Croatia5
Luxembourg3

Most against

France50
Poland44
Germany43
Italy30
Spain25

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 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 50Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 43Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 30Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

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 9Against 21Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

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