← 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 182285Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE, 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 (174 for, 393 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

174

Against

393

Abstain

Margin of victory

219 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 8Against 139Abstain 1Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 2Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 7Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic15
Slovakia6
Latvia4
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany58
Spain40
France36
Italy34
Poland26

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

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 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 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 35Against 36Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 58Abstain 7Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 34Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

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