← 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 182272Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (187 for, 398 against, 2 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

187

Against

398

Abstain

Margin of victory

211 votes

Turnout (cast)

587

Absent

132

Participation rate

81.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 136Abstain 1Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 0Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic16
Hungary10
Slovakia7
Latvia4
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany65
Spain40
France37
Italy35
Poland25

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 37Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 65Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 35Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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