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Recital Q — part 2

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

Vote
Recital Q — part 2
Decision
No. 10 of the sitting of 22 Jan 2026
Result
405 for · 155 against · 41 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
22 January 2026, 12:20
More facts (6)
Position
vote 33 of 44 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: Renew · split vote: S&D
Official label
RC-B10-0070/2026 – Recital Q/2
Text
Motion B-10-2026-0075
Dossier
2026/2568(RSP)
Vote id
184060
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Result

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Result: 405 for, 155 against, 41 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 67 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “those words”

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 36Against 0Abst. 2No vote 8 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.92
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 90Against 9Abst. 6No vote 31 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.79
RenewFor 62Against 0Abst. 0No vote 13 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 0Against 58Abst. 3No vote 18 of 79Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.93
PatriotsFor 0Against 64Abst. 11No vote 11 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.78
ESNFor 1Against 21Abst. 3No vote 2 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.76
No groupFor 7Against 3Abst. 15No 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.

Countries × groups

How each country’s members of each group voted.

ESN members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Bulgaria111
Czechia010
Germany0140
Hungary010
Lithuania010
Poland030
Slovakia002

Members

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No vote recorded, 118

Members in office that day without a recorded position. No vote recorded is not the same as absent: leave, illness or chairing the sitting look the same.

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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
9 Sept 2025Paragraph 86 — part 2 Public procurementSplit vote450 for, 183 against, 9 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by ECRr · shared0.92 543 voters
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 3 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Separate vote383 for, 170 against, 18 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.92 504 voters
9 Sept 2025Recital AH — part 2 of 2 Public procurementSplit vote448 for, 186 against, 10 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by ECRr · shared0.91 545 voters
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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
9 Sept 2025Paragraph 65 — part 2 Public procurementSplit vote444 for, 185 against, 6 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by S&D, Patriotsr · shared0.91 539 voters
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s OfficeFinal452 for, 176 against, 30 abstained Adopted For 69 %r · shared0.91 552 voters
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 9 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Separate vote385 for, 178 against, 7 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.91 504 voters
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025Final416 for, 190 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 67 %r · shared0.91 527 voters
22 Jan 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 3 European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructureAmendment426 for, 180 against, 24 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by Patriots, Renewr · shared0.91 596 voters
1 Apr 2025Final vote Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicalsFinal486 for, 171 against, 18 abstained Adopted For 72 %r · shared0.91 563 voters
1 Apr 2025Final vote Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicalsFinal481 for, 170 against, 22 abstained Adopted For 71 %r · shared0.91 562 voters

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Sources & citation

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-01-22/184060
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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Recital Q — part 2 — Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania”. Vote, 22 January 2026. votingId 184060, reference 2026/2568(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-01-22/184060 (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-2026-01-22-184060,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Recital Q — part 2 — 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/2026-01-22/184060}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-01-22/184060},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 184060, 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)}
}