← Votes·2026-01-22

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

Vote ID 184044Source: 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+3 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (327 for, 235 against, 42 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

327

Against

235

Abstain

Margin of victory

92 votes

Turnout (cast)

604

Absent

115

Participation rate

84.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 162Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 8Against 97Abstain 0Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 24Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 57Abstain 4Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 13Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany56
Spain29
Netherlands16
Romania13
Sweden13

Most against

France40
Italy39
Poland25
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 24Abstain 6Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 39Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 7Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 18Abstain 6Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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