← 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 182265Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (99 for, 395 against, 96 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

Against

395

Abstain

Margin of victory

296 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 2Against 145Abstain 1Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 23Abstain 72Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 14Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 4Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Finland6
Cyprus1

Most against

France52
Germany45
Poland45
Italy32
Spain30

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Finland
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 10Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 52Abstain 9Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 45Abstain 9Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 32Abstain 12Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 7Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 5Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 6Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 7Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 30Abstain 8Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

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