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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 195768Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
39
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Significant 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+12 / 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”. ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (188 for, 330 against, 84 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
188
Against
330
Abstain
84
Margin of victory
142 votes
Turnout (cast)
602
Absent
16
Participation rate
97.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP167 MEPs
For 2Against 160Abstain 1Absent 4
S&D111 MEPs
For 12Against 95Abstain 2Absent 2
Renew69 MEPs
For 9Against 58Abstain 0Absent 2
ECR67 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
PfE69 MEPs
For 28Against 10Abstain 24Absent 7
Greens/EFA48 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 30Absent 0
The Left36 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
NI25 MEPs
For 21Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
ESN25 MEPs
For 4Against 3Abstain 18Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France46
  • Italy32
  • Slovakia5
  • Cyprus2
Most against
  • Germany52
  • Spain41
  • Poland23
  • Netherlands19
  • Romania18
Divided delegations
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Luxembourg
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0
Belgium18 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0
Bulgaria14 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2
Croatia10 MEPs
For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus3 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic17 MEPs
For 3Against 5Abstain 8Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0
Estonia6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0
France69 MEPs
For 46Against 15Abstain 5Absent 3
Germany90 MEPs
For 9Against 52Abstain 29Absent 0
Greece15 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0
Hungary15 MEPs
For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7
Ireland12 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy54 MEPs
For 32Against 20Abstain 2Absent 0
Latvia9 MEPs
For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0
Luxembourg5 MEPs
For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta5 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands28 MEPs
For 5Against 19Abstain 4Absent 0
Poland48 MEPs
For 21Against 23Abstain 4Absent 0
Portugal19 MEPs
For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0
Romania27 MEPs
For 7Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia12 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain53 MEPs
For 11Against 41Abstain 0Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

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