← 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 195764Source: 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+10 / 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, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Renew and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (100 for, 404 against, 94 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

100

Against

404

Abstain

Margin of victory

304 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 161Abstain 1Absent 4

S&D111 MEPs

For 30Against 76Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew69 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 54Absent 2

ECR67 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE69 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 29Absent 1

The Left36 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 8Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland7

Most against

Poland47
Germany42
Spain42
France37
Italy33

Divided delegations

France
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 6Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 21Against 37Abstain 9Absent 2

Germany90 MEPs

For 16Against 42Abstain 30Absent 2

Greece15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 19Against 33Abstain 1Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 7Against 42Abstain 1Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 6Absent 0

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