← 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 195755Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (87 for, 454 against, 62 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

Against

454

Abstain

Margin of victory

367 votes

Turnout (cast)

603

Absent

Participation rate

97.6%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 0Against 164Abstain 2Absent 1

S&D111 MEPs

For 16Against 92Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew69 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 1Absent 2

ECR67 MEPs

For 3Against 62Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE69 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 13Absent 7

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 35Absent 1

The Left36 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 5Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Malta3

Most against

Germany61
Poland45
France44
Spain41
Italy39

Divided delegations

Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia10 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 5Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 20Against 44Abstain 3Absent 2

Germany90 MEPs

For 10Against 61Abstain 16Absent 3

Greece15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 14Against 39Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 3Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 7Against 41Abstain 5Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

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