← Votes·2026-01-22

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

Vote ID 184037Source: 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
✓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+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 (427 for, 161 against, 21 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

427

Against

161

Abstain

Margin of victory

266 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 161Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 6Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 13Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Spain44
France40
Italy39
Poland25

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 14Abstain 5Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 24Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 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 25Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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