← 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 182264Source: 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
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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, S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (316 for, 260 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

316

Against

260

Abstain

Margin of victory

56 votes

Turnout (cast)

590

Absent

129

Participation rate

82.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 121Against 22Abstain 5Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 1Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 1Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 63Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 4Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
Italy36
Spain35
Romania16
Netherlands15

Most against

France48
Poland24
Czech Republic14
Hungary13
Bulgaria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 48Abstain 2Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 23Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 22Abstain 1Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 35Against 10Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

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