← Votes·2026-07-09

The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, 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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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 195752Source: 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+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 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 “The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (532 for, 49 against, 25 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

532

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

483 votes

Turnout (cast)

606

Absent

Participation rate

98.1%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 164Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

S&D111 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew69 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR67 MEPs

For 59Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

PfE69 MEPs

For 24Against 21Abstain 17Absent 7

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France66
Spain49
Italy47
Poland42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia10 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany90 MEPs

For 76Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Greece15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 47Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland48 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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