← 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 182268Source: 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+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (393 for, 109 against, 84 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

393

Against

109

Abstain

Margin of victory

284 votes

Turnout (cast)

586

Absent

133

Participation rate

81.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 136Against 6Abstain 4Absent 39

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 8Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 58Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 10Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Spain39
France38
Italy36
Poland24

Most against

Hungary13
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 12Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 33Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 14Abstain 6Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 4Abstain 17Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 3Abstain 21Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 7Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 39Against 5Abstain 2Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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