← 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 182282Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. S&D and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (54 for, 380 against, 154 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

Against

380

Abstain

154

Margin of victory

326 votes

Turnout (cast)

588

Absent

131

Participation rate

81.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 148Abstain 0Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 100Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 2Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 4Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 43Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 5Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

France49
Poland46
Germany41
Italy28
Spain27

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 7Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 5Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 49Abstain 11Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 41Abstain 28Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 3Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 28Abstain 19Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 10Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 6Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 9Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 16Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 7Absent 1

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