← 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 182267Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 and Renew voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (233 for, 330 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

233

Against

330

Abstain

Margin of victory

97 votes

Turnout (cast)

593

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 145Abstain 1Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 2Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 17Against 49Abstain 9Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 63Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 63Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 18Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany36
Italy33
Czech Republic12
Sweden12
Hungary10

Most against

France50
Poland45
Spain26
Romania19
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 6Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 50Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 31Abstain 12Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 26Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 19Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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