← Votes·2026-01-22

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

Vote ID 184053Source: 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
✓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+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 (426 for, 151 against, 31 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

426

Against

151

Abstain

Margin of victory

275 votes

Turnout (cast)

608

Absent

111

Participation rate

84.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 160Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 12Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 5Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 14Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Spain45
France41
Italy39
Poland24

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 10Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 41Against 33Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 14Abstain 5Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

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 1Abstain 3Absent 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 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 6Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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