← 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 182279Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and PfE voted mostly against. ECR and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (293 for, 197 against, 94 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

293

Against

197

Abstain

Margin of victory

96 votes

Turnout (cast)

584

Absent

135

Participation rate

81.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 142Abstain 0Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 2Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 7Against 48Abstain 20Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 8Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 39Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 8Absent 17

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 14Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
Italy28
Spain22
Netherlands15
Romania13

Most against

France36
Poland23
Portugal8
Slovenia5
Greece3

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 6Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 36Abstain 14Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 25Abstain 6Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 9Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 7Abstain 22Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 4Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 8Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 22Abstain 3Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

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