← 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 182266Source: 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
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (94 for, 475 against, 19 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

475

Abstain

Margin of victory

381 votes

Turnout (cast)

588

Absent

131

Participation rate

81.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 148Abstain 0Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 91Abstain 11Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 1Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 4Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany53
France49
Poland48
Italy44
Spain41

Divided delegations

Finland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 49Abstain 10Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 53Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 44Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 24Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 29Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 41Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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