← 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 195763Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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”. 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 (72 for, 482 against, 49 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

482

Abstain

Margin of victory

410 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 1Absent 2

S&D111 MEPs

For 4Against 104Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew69 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR67 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE69 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 12Absent 7

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 30Absent 1

The Left36 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany64
France54
Poland47
Spain45
Italy41

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 13Against 54Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany90 MEPs

For 9Against 64Abstain 16Absent 1

Greece15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 13Against 41Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland48 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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