← 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 182280Source: 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+0 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. S&D, PfE and NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (114 for, 312 against, 166 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

114

Against

312

Abstain

166

Margin of victory

198 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

127

Participation rate

82.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 148Abstain 0Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 103Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 17Against 15Abstain 43Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 3Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 58Abstain 3Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 11Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands10
Finland5

Most against

Poland45
Germany40
Italy29
Spain23
Romania20

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Netherlands
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 11Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 4Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 21Abstain 40Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 40Abstain 11Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 2Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 29Abstain 17Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 6Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 7Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 10Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 23Abstain 16Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 7Absent 1

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