The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, will remain in that position for one more term, after securing a sufficient number of votes from the deputies, reports Reuters.
She became the first woman to receive a second term in that position.
Metsola was supported by a large majority of MEPs – 562 out of a total of 623.
"This must be a house that must not be afraid of leadership and change. We have started, but we are not finished yet," said Metsola.
In an address to MPs in Strasbourg, she said that the European Parliament should continue to support Ukraine and the rule of law.
In the previous convocation, the Maltese member of the European Parliament succeeded the Italian socialist David Sassoli as the head of the parliament in January 2022, and in the second half of the mandate of this convocation of the parliament, from the beginning of 2027, someone from the ranks of the socialists should take over the post of president, according to the agreement of the two largest parliamentary groups of the European parliament from 2009, socialists and populists.
The convocation of the European Parliament lasts five years, and its presidents have a mandate of two and a half years, they are elected at the beginning and halfway through the work of the convocation, and they have broad executive and representative powers.
They are elected by a secret ballot procedure that can have up to four rounds. An absolute majority of valid votes, i.e. 50 percent plus one vote, is required for the election of the president until the eventual fourth round.
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