← 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 182284Source: 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 (213 for, 356 against, 13 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

213

Against

356

Abstain

Margin of victory

143 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

137

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 40Against 104Abstain 2Absent 39

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 106Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 14

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 10Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Spain25
Czech Republic16
Hungary10
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany58
Italy32
Poland26
Romania22
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 32Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 58Abstain 7Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 32Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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