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Recital O — part 1

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

RC-B10-0070/2026 – Recital O/1

Adopted

For
426
Against
151
Abstained
31

roll-call vote at 12:20 · 70% 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: ‘whereas these legislative initiatives were introduced and advanced under accelerated procedures, in the absence of objectively justified exceptional circumstances, thereby undermining transparency, inclusiveness and the meaningful participation of stakeholders and civil society, and falling short of EU and constitutional standards of responsible governance;’ and ‘significantly’

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
Greens490049For
S&D10800108For
Renew620062For
EPP16000160For
ECR058563Against
Patriots0651277Against
ESN224026Against
No group741425—

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

Every MEP

26 MEPs of 608 Clear filters

Alexander Jungbluth Germany · ESN
Against
Alexander Sell Germany · ESN
Against
Anja Arndt Germany · ESN
Against
Arno Bausemer Germany · ESN
Against
Christine Anderson Germany · ESN
Against
Against
Hans Neuhoff Germany · ESN
Against
Irmhild Bossdorf Germany · ESN
Against
Ivan David Czechia · ESN
Against
Marc Jongen Germany · ESN
Against
Marcin Sypniewski Poland · ESN
Against
Markus Buchheit Germany · ESN
Against
Mary Khan Germany · ESN
Against
Milan Mazurek Slovakia · ESN
Against
Milan Uhrík Slovakia · ESN
Against
Petar Volgin Bulgaria · ESN
Against
Petras Gražulis Lithuania · ESN
Against
Rada Laykova Bulgaria · ESN
Against
René Aust Germany · ESN
Against
Sarah Knafo France · ESN
For voted against their group’s line
Siegbert Frank Droese Germany · ESN
Against
Stanislav Stoyanov Bulgaria · ESN
For voted against their group’s line
Stanisław Tyszka Poland · ESN
Against
Tomasz Froelich Germany · ESN
Against
Volker Schnurrbusch Germany · ESN
Against
Zsuzsanna Borvendég Hungary · ESN
Against

“” = 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