Paragraph 11 — part 1
Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania
RC-B10-0070/2026 – § 11/1
Adopted
- For
- 430
- Against
- 157
- Abstained
- 20
roll-call vote at 12:18 · 71% of votes cast in favour
Roll call requested by Renew · split vote by S&D
The part voted on: Text as a whole without the words: ‘to minimise political influence in the formation of the LRT Council, including by reducing the number of seats allocated to the appointees of political bodies and establishing adequate professional requirements for the Council members; calls, further, on the Seimas and the Lithuanian Government to refrain from adopting and to repeal already adopted legislative measures and budgetary frameworks that undermine the independence of LRT and’ and ‘those violating’
How the groups voted
A group’s line is the position at least two thirds of its voting MEPs took; otherwise it is shown as Divided. Groups from left to right.
| Group | For | Against | Abstained | of | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | For |
| Greens | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 | For |
| S&D | 108 | 0 | 0 | 108 | For |
| Renew | 63 | 0 | 0 | 63 | For |
| EPP | 160 | 0 | 2 | 162 | For |
| ECR | 1 | 58 | 3 | 62 | Against |
| Patriots | 0 | 69 | 6 | 75 | Against |
| ESN | 0 | 24 | 2 | 26 | Against |
| No group | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 | — |
“of” = MEPs of the group who voted. Groups as they are now.
Every MEP
607 MEPs voted. Open a group, or filter above.
The Left 38 MEPs
Greens 48 MEPs
S&D 108 MEPs
Renew 63 MEPs
EPP 162 MEPs
ECR 62 MEPs
Patriots 75 MEPs
ESN 26 MEPs
No group 25 MEPs
“Votes in which an MEP voted differently from their group: on decision pages, against a line at least two thirds of the group took; in loyalty figures, against the position most of the group took.” = voted otherwise than a clear line (two thirds of its votes) of the group they sit in now. MEPs with no vote recorded are not listed.