← Votes·2026-01-22

Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania

Vote ID 184028Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (431 for, 140 against, 32 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

431

Against

140

Abstain

Margin of victory

291 votes

Turnout (cast)

603

Absent

116

Participation rate

83.9%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 159Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 12Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 54Abstain 3Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 12Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Spain43
France40
Italy39
Poland26

Most against

Hungary8

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 10Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 14Abstain 6Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 23Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 7Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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