← Votes·2026-01-22

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

Vote ID 184038Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (334 for, 259 against, 18 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

334

Against

259

Abstain

Margin of victory

75 votes

Turnout (cast)

611

Absent

108

Participation rate

85.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 163Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 17Against 90Abstain 1Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 6Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 9Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
France40
Spain29
Netherlands18
Romania14

Most against

Italy40
Poland25
Austria11
Hungary10
Latvia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 28Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 40Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 24Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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