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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

25 MEPs of 608 Clear filters

Branislav Ondruš Slovakia · No group
Abstained
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă Romania · No group
Abstained
Elena Yoncheva Bulgaria · No group
Against
Erik Kaliňák Slovakia · No group
Abstained
Fabio De Masi Germany · No group
Abstained
Fernand Kartheiser Luxembourg · No group
Abstained
Fidias Panayiotou Cyprus · No group
For
Friedrich Pürner Germany · No group
Abstained
Jan-Peter Warnke Germany · No group
Abstained
Judita Laššáková Slovakia · No group
Abstained
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
Abstained
Monika Beňová Slovakia · No group
Abstained
Nikolaos Anadiotis Greece · No group
Against
Ondřej Dostál Czechia · No group
Abstained
Ruth Firmenich Germany · No group
Abstained
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