← Votes·2026-01-22

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

Vote ID 184033Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 (405 for, 163 against, 41 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

405

Against

163

Abstain

Margin of victory

242 votes

Turnout (cast)

609

Absent

110

Participation rate

84.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 158Against 2Abstain 2Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 93Against 8Abstain 6Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 12Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 4Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 5Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 12Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Spain44
Italy39
France38
Netherlands20

Most against

Poland25
Hungary10
Czech Republic7

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 34Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 14Abstain 6Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 24Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 4Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 6Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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