← Votes·2026-01-22

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

Vote ID 184045Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 (406 for, 149 against, 50 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

406

Against

149

Abstain

Margin of victory

257 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

114

Participation rate

84.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 160Against 1Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 84Against 9Abstain 14Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 13Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 2Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 6Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 14Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Spain44
France41
Italy39
Poland22

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Lithuania
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 9Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 41Against 33Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 14Abstain 6Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 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 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 21Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 5Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 7Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 6Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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