← 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 182283Source: 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
✓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+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 (190 for, 374 against, 16 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

190

Against

374

Abstain

Margin of victory

184 votes

Turnout (cast)

580

Absent

139

Participation rate

80.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 22Against 118Abstain 1Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 7Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 8Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Czech Republic11
Hungary10
Slovakia6
Slovenia5

Most against

Germany56
Spain39
Italy33
Poland25
Romania23

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 33Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 56Abstain 7Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 33Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 39Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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