← 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 182286Source: 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 (221 for, 365 against, 4 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

221

Against

365

Abstain

Margin of victory

144 votes

Turnout (cast)

590

Absent

129

Participation rate

82.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 36Against 110Abstain 0Absent 39

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 63Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Spain24
Czech Republic18
Hungary10
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany55
Italy33
Poland26
Romania22
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
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 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 33Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 55Abstain 2Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 33Abstain 0Absent 21

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 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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