UN voting record · Europe
How Germany votes at the UN
Germany votes with the other European Union members on most issues at the General Assembly. In 2025 it agreed with Italy and Luxembourg on 99% of recorded votes (votes where each country's choice is listed), with the United Kingdom on 93% and with the United States on 25%, down from 72% in 2024. On Israel, Germany long abstained where many EU members voted yes and switched to yes on Gaza ceasefire texts in December 2024, under Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
- 93%
With United KingdomIn 2024: 92% - 95%
With FranceEU partner - 25%
With the USIn 2024: 72% - 78%
With ChinaIn 2024: 54%
Share of recorded General Assembly votes on which Germany and each country voted the same way, 2025.
Does Germany vote with the US at the UN?
Germany agreed with the United States on 25% of recorded votes in 2025, down from 72% in 2024. The drop came mostly from the United States side. In 2025 the United States voted no on 174 of 192 recorded votes (votes where each country's choice is listed).
On February 24, 2025 Germany voted yes on Ukraine's resolution while the United States voted no. Antje Leendertse, then Germany's UN ambassador, said: "A sham peace, imposed against the will of the Ukrainian people, will serve no one." Germany abstains on some nuclear-disarmament texts and on some economic texts from developing countries.
How does Germany vote on Israel and Gaza?
Germany abstained on Gaza texts in October and December 2023 and on Palestine's UN membership bid in May 2024, and has voted yes on Gaza ceasefire texts since December 2024. Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Knesset in 2008 that Israel's security is part of Germany's "Staatsräson" (reason of state). In October 2023 Antje Leendertse, then Germany's UN ambassador, said the text "falls short of explicitly condemning the terrorist attacks by Hamas". In May 2024 Thomas Zahneisen, who was standing in for the ambassador, said the vote "will not be able to create a viable Palestinian State".
On December 11, 2024 Germany voted yes. Leendertse said: "We call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages." The Merz government, in office from May 6, 2025, kept voting yes. On June 12, 2025 Zahneisen said: "Israel has every right to defend itself against attacks, within the limits of international law."
Germany voted yes on the New York Declaration, a September 2025 Assembly text backing a two-state solution, but did not recognize Palestine. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said recognition "comes more at the end of the process. But this process must begin now." In December 2025 Germany abstained on the yearly resolution on UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, that it had backed in 2023.
- Oct 2023Humanitarian truce in Gaza120 yes, 14 no, 45 abstainedAbstained
- Dec 2023Humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza153 yes, 10 no, 23 abstainedAbstained
- May 2024Palestine's UN membership bid143 yes, 9 no, 25 abstainedAbstained
- Dec 2024Ceasefire in Gaza, December 2024158 yes, 9 no, 13 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 did Germany lose its bid for a Security Council seat?
Germany ran for one of two Western seats on the Security Council for 2027-2028 and lost. On June 3, 2026 Portugal won 134 votes and Austria won 131. Germany got 104, short of the 127 needed. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called it "a bitter defeat" and suggested that Germany's support for Ukraine and its "special responsibility for Israel" may have cost votes.
Germany's former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected President of the General Assembly in June 2025, for the year that ended in September 2026, by 167 votes after Russia demanded a secret ballot.
Which countries vote most like Germany?
Compare with any country →Germany's closest matches in 2025 were EU members such as Italy and Luxembourg. Its least alike were the United States (25%), Israel (44%), Argentina (49%) and Nauru (51%).
Italy
Luxembourg
Belgium
Denmark
Spain
Greece
Israel
Argentina
Nauru
ParaguayHow did Germany vote on the big votes?
| Vote | Germany | United States | France | United Kingdom | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A just and lasting peace in UkraineFebruary 24, 2025 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Adopted 93–18 |
| Demanding a permanent ceasefire in GazaJune 12, 2025 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Adopted 149–12 |
| A humanitarian ceasefire and hostage release in GazaDecember 12, 2023 | Abstained | No | Yes | Abstained | Adopted 153–10 |
| The New York Declaration on two statesSeptember 12, 2025 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Adopted 142–10 |
| Ending the US embargo on CubaOctober 29, 2025 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Adopted 165–7 |
Where does Germany sit?
Germany sits in the European cluster on the left half of the strip, next to France.
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