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Separate vote: paragraph 9

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

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Separate vote: paragraph 9
Result
413 for · 158 against · 39 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
22 January 2026, 12:17
More facts (6)
Position
vote 12 of 44 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: Renew · separate vote: S&D
Official label
RC-B10-0070/2026 – § 9
Vote id
184035
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Result

The vote as recorded by name.

Result: 413 for, 158 against, 39 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 68 % of the votes cast were for.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 38Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 94Against 8Abst. 5No vote 29 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.82
RenewFor 63Against 0Abst. 0No vote 12 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 160Against 0Abst. 1No vote 26 of 187Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
ECRFor 1Against 59Abst. 3No vote 16 of 79Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.90
PatriotsFor 0Against 66Abst. 12No vote 8 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.77
ESNFor 0Against 21Abst. 5No vote 1 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.71
No groupFor 8Against 4Abst. 13No vote 5 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

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Greens members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Austria200
Belgium200
Czechia100
Germany1500
Denmark200
Spain400
Finland200
France400
Croatia100
Italy400
Lithuania100
Luxembourg100
Latvia100
Netherlands600
Romania100
Sweden200

Members

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No vote recorded, 109

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Sources & citation

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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Separate vote: paragraph 9 — Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania”. Vote, 22 January 2026. votingId 184035, reference 2026/2568(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-01-22/184035 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-22/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-vote-2026-01-22-184035,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Separate vote: paragraph 9 — Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-22},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-01-22/184035}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-01-22/184035},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 184035, reference 2026/2568(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}