← 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 195762Source: 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 voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (85 for, 445 against, 68 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

445

Abstain

Margin of victory

360 votes

Turnout (cast)

598

Absent

Participation rate

96.8%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 1Against 163Abstain 1Absent 2

S&D111 MEPs

For 16Against 91Abstain 2Absent 2

Renew69 MEPs

For 6Against 58Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR67 MEPs

For 3Against 59Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE69 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 16Absent 7

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 31Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI25 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 11Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland6

Most against

Germany61
Poland46
France42
Spain40
Italy34

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 8Absent 1

Belgium18 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia10 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 22Against 42Abstain 2Absent 3

Germany90 MEPs

For 7Against 61Abstain 20Absent 2

Greece15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy54 MEPs

For 18Against 34Abstain 1Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal19 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 4Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 6Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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