← 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 195761Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (543 for, 23 against, 36 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

543

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

520 votes

Turnout (cast)

602

Absent

Participation rate

97.4%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 159Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

S&D111 MEPs

For 107Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew69 MEPs

For 63Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR67 MEPs

For 58Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE69 MEPs

For 33Against 5Abstain 23Absent 8

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 8Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany86
France61
Italy52
Spain51
Poland40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium18 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia10 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 61Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Germany90 MEPs

For 86Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Greece15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 52Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

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