UN voting record · Europe
How France votes at the UN
France votes with the other European Union members and the United Kingdom on nearly every recorded vote (votes where each country's choice is listed). In 2025 it agreed with the United Kingdom on 96% of recorded votes and with Germany on 95%, but with the United States on only 27%, down from 72% in 2024. It parts from some EU partners on nuclear weapons, where it often votes no alongside the United Kingdom, the United States and Russia.
- 96%
With United KingdomIn 2024: 95% - 95%
With GermanyLargest EU partner - 27%
With the USIn 2024: 72% - 77%
With ChinaIn 2024: 53%
Share of recorded General Assembly votes on which France and each country voted the same way, 2025.
Does France vote with the US at the UN?
France agreed with the United States on 27% of recorded votes in 2025, down from 72% in 2024. The drop came from the United States side. The United States voted no on 174 of 192 recorded votes in 2025.
President Emmanuel Macron calls France a "puissance d'équilibre", a balancing power not aligned with any bloc. In October 2023, of the three Western permanent members of the Security Council, only France voted yes on the General Assembly's Gaza truce resolution.
Why did France back a Palestinian state?
France says recognition supports a two-state solution. Before recognizing Palestine, France had already voted yes on Palestine texts, in 2012 and in 2024. It voted yes on every Gaza truce or ceasefire resolution since October 2023. Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière said in October 2023 that "nothing justifies the killing of civilians" and that "the Assembly must call for the release of hostages."
France co-chaired with Saudi Arabia the UN conference on a two-state solution, held in July 2025, that produced the New York Declaration. Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont said on September 12, 2025 that the declaration "lays out a single roadmap to deliver the two-State solution." The Assembly endorsed it that day, 142 to 10, with 12 abstentions. Israel and the United States were among the 10 countries that voted no. President Emmanuel Macron recognized Palestine on September 22, 2025 and said recognition "does not subtract in any way from the rights of the Israeli people." He said France would open an embassy once all hostages were freed and a ceasefire was in place.
- Oct 2023Humanitarian truce in Gaza120 yes, 14 no, 45 abstainedYes
- Dec 2023Humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza153 yes, 10 no, 23 abstainedYes
- May 2024Palestine's UN membership bid143 yes, 9 no, 25 abstainedYes
- Jun 2025Ceasefire in Gaza, June 2025149 yes, 12 no, 19 abstainedYes
- Sep 2025The New York Declaration on a two-state solution142 yes, 10 no, 12 abstainedYes
Why does France vote against the nuclear ban treaty?
France votes no on the yearly General Assembly resolution supporting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the 2017 treaty that bans nuclear weapons. France says its nuclear deterrent is defensive and that the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is the framework for disarmament. France's delegate Anne Lazar-Sury said in October 2025 that the NPT "remains the only multilateral framework" and that "our deterrent will remain strictly defensive." In 2017 the ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom and France said they "do not intend to sign, ratify or ever become party to" the treaty.
In December 2025 the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons resolution passed 119 to 45, with 12 abstentions, and France voted no. France voted yes on the test-ban treaty and abstained on Japan's resolution.
- Dec 2025The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons119 yes, 45 no, 12 abstainedNo
- Dec 2025Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons135 yes, 11 no, 33 abstainedNo
- Dec 2025Japan's resolution on a world without nuclear weapons147 yes, 5 no, 26 abstainedAbstained
- Dec 2025The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty176 yes, 1 no, 3 abstainedYes
Which countries vote most like France?
Compare with any country →France's closest voting partners in 2025 were the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Monaco and Montenegro (96% each), followed by Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Spain and several other EU members (95% each). Its least alike countries were the United States, Nauru, Argentina and Israel.
- United Kingdom96%
Luxembourg96%
Monaco96%
Montenegro96%
Belgium95%
Bulgaria95%
4 countries at 96%
- United States27%
Nauru45%
Argentina46%
Israel47%
Paraguay67%
How did France vote on the big votes?
| Vote | France | United States | United Kingdom | China | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A just and lasting peace in UkraineFebruary 24, 2025 | Yes | No | Yes | Abstained | Adopted 93–18 |
| Demanding a permanent ceasefire in GazaJune 12, 2025 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Adopted 149–12 |
| The New York Declaration on two statesSeptember 12, 2025 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Adopted 142–10 |
| Palestine's bid for UN membershipMay 10, 2024 | Yes | No | Abstained | Yes | Adopted 143–9 |
| Ending the US embargo on CubaOctober 29, 2025 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Adopted 165–7 |
Where does France sit?
Each dot is a country. France sits in the European cluster, next to the United Kingdom and other EU members.
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