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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.

GroupForAgainstAbstainedofLine
The Left380038For
Greens480048For
S&D10800108For
Renew630063For
EPP16002162For
ECR158362Against
Patriots069675Against
ESN024226Against
No group126725—

“of” = MEPs of the group who voted. Groups as they are now.

Every MEP

25 MEPs of 607 Clear filters

Branislav Ondruš Slovakia · No group
Abstained
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă Romania · No group
Abstained
Elena Yoncheva Bulgaria · No group
For
Erik Kaliňák Slovakia · No group
Against
Fabio De Masi Germany · No group
For
Fernand Kartheiser Luxembourg · No group
Abstained
Fidias Panayiotou Cyprus · No group
For
Friedrich Pürner Germany · No group
Abstained
Jan-Peter Warnke Germany · No group
For
Judita Laššáková Slovakia · No group
Against
Katarína Roth Neveďalová Slovakia · No group
Abstained
Kateřina Konečná Czechia · No group
Abstained
Ľuboš Blaha Slovakia · No group
Against
Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus Romania · No group
Against
Lukas Sieper Germany · No group
For
Malika Sorel France · No group
For
Maria Zacharia Greece · No group
For
Martin Sonneborn Germany · No group
For
Michael von der Schulenburg Germany · No group
For
Monika Beňová Slovakia · No group
Against
Nikolaos Anadiotis Greece · No group
Against
Ondřej Dostál Czechia · No group
Abstained
Ruth Firmenich Germany · No group
For
Sibylle Berg Germany · No group
For
Taner Kabilov Bulgaria · No group
For

“” = 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.

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← The decision All 44 votes on it