← Votes·2026-01-22

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

Vote ID 184054Source: 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+0 / 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, 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 (398 for, 164 against, 40 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

398

Against

164

Abstain

Margin of victory

234 votes

Turnout (cast)

602

Absent

117

Participation rate

83.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 157Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 86Against 9Abstain 12Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 12Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 3Absent 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 6Against 5Abstain 12Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain45
France41
Italy38
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland25
Hungary9

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 41Against 33Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 14Abstain 6Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 25Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 3Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 6Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

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