https://sputnikglobe.com/20220118/european-parliaments-vice-president-metsola-elected-as-president-1092337384.html
European Parliament’s Vice President Metsola Elected as President
European Parliament’s Vice President Metsola Elected as President
Sputnik International
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - First Vice-President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola has been elected by absolute majority as the new president of the EU body... 18.01.2022, Sputnik International
2022-01-18T10:30+0000
2022-01-18T10:30+0000
2022-01-18T10:30+0000
european parliament
president
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e6/01/12/1092337433_0:718:2047:1869_1920x0_80_0_0_e381209fd1b74fe4f2eac44912e7bb61.jpg
Out of 690 lawmakers, 458 voted for her candidacy.Metsola has become the first woman to head the EU parliament since 1999. She has succeeded David Sassoli, an Italian politician and journalist who served as the president of the European Parliament from 3 July 2019 until his death on 11 January 2022.
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2022
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
european parliament, president
european parliament, president
European Parliament’s Vice President Metsola Elected as President
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - First Vice-President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola has been elected by absolute majority as the new president of the EU body in the first round, according to the election results released on Tuesday.
Out of 690 lawmakers, 458 voted for her candidacy.
Metsola has become the first woman to head the EU parliament since 1999. She has succeeded David Sassoli, an Italian politician and journalist who served as the president of the European Parliament from 3 July 2019 until his death on 11 January 2022.
