← 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 195767Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (281 for, 285 against, 31 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

281

Against

285

Abstain

Margin of victory

4 votes

Turnout (cast)

597

Absent

Participation rate

96.6%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 4 votes. 21 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (21) was larger than the 4-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

PfEhad 7 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
EPPhad 5 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
Renewhad 5 absent MEPs (margin was 4)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Hungary (7 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 3Against 159Abstain 0Absent 5

S&D111 MEPs

For 108Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR67 MEPs

For 5Against 37Abstain 24Absent 1

Renew69 MEPs

For 62Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE69 MEPs

For 3Against 57Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left36 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 16Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Spain30
Netherlands15
Sweden13
Finland11

Most against

France34
Italy30
Poland26
Romania16
Czech Republic14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 32Against 34Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany90 MEPs

For 47Against 40Abstain 1Absent 2

Greece15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 24Against 30Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland48 MEPs

For 4Against 26Abstain 18Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 9Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain53 MEPs

For 30Against 21Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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