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    Parliament’s new Vice-Presidents elected | News

    On Tuesday, in a secret vote by paper ballot, 11 Vice-Presidents were elected in the first round of voting, and three at the second and final ballot

    Parliament’s Vice-Presidents for the first half of the 10th legislative term are shown below in the order of precedence, set following the order in which they were elected.

    Vice-Presidents

    1. Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE)

    2. Ewa KOPACZ (EPP, PL)

    3. Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP, ES)

    4. Katarina BARLEY (S&D, DE)

    5. Pina PICIERNO (S&D, IT)

    6. Victor NEGRESCU (S&D, RO)

    7. Martin HOJSÍK (Renew, SK)

    8. Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D, DK)

    9. Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES)

    10. Sophie WILMÈS (Renew, BE)

    11. Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Greens/EFA, RO)

    12. Roberts ZĪLE (ECR, LV)

    13. Antonella SBERNA (ECR, IT)

    14. Younous OMARJEE (The Left, FR)

    First ballot result

    MEPs voting: 701

    Blank or invalid votes: 36

    Valid votes cast: 665

    Absolute majority of votes cast needed to be elected: 333

    The newly elected Vice-Presidents (by absolute majority) are shown below in the order in which they were elected:

    1. Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE)

    604

    2. Ewa KOPACZ (EPP, PL)

    572

    3. Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP, ES)

    478

    4. Katarina BARLEY (S&D, DE)

    450

    5. Pina PICIERNO (S&D, IT)

    405

    6. Victor NEGRESCU (S&D, RO)

    394

    7. Martin HOJSÍK (Renew, SK)

    393

    8. Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D, DK)

    378

    9. Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES)

    377

    10. Sophie WILMÈS (Renew, BE)

    371

    11. Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Greens/EFA, RO)

    347

    Votes for the remaining candidates are shown below:

    • Antonella SBERNA (ECR, IT) – 323
    • Roberts ZĪLE (ECR, LV) – 306
    • Younous OMARJEE (The Left, FR) – 272
    • Klára DOSTÁLOVÁ (Patriots for Europe, CZ) – 214
    • Fabrice LEGGERI (Patriots for Europe, FR) – 209
    • Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK (Europe of Sovereign Nations, PL) – 102

    Second ballot result

    MEPs voting: 674

    Blank or invalid votes: 65

    Valid votes cast: 609

    Absolute majority of votes needed to be elected: 305

    12. Roberts ZĪLE (ECR, LV)

    419

    13. Antonella SBERNA (ECR, IT)

    314

    14. Younous OMARJEE (The Left, FR)

    311

    Votes for the remaining candidates:

    • Fabrice LEGGERI (Patriots for Europe, FR) – 177
    • Klára DOSTÁLOVÁ (Patriots for Europe, CZ) – 116
    • Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK (Europe of Sovereign Nations, PL) – 46

    The number of votes each successful candidate receives and the round of voting in which they are elected determines their order of precedence. Below you can find a detailed description of the procedure, including vote results for each round.

    The election of Parliament’s five Quaestors is set to take place on Wednesday.

    Role of Vice-Presidents and Quaestors

    The 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors, together with the President, comprise Parliament’s Bureau. The Bureau lays down rules for Parliament’s smooth functioning. Among its other duties, it draws up Parliament’s preliminary draft budget and decides on administrative, staff and organisational matters.

    Each Vice-President or Quaestor’s portfolio comprises their specific responsibilities within the Bureau. They are attributed by the President. In addition to their roles in the Bureau, Vice-Presidents can replace the President including in chairing plenary debates and in representing the Parliament at specific ceremonies or acts, when necessary. Quaestors deal with administrative matters directly affecting MEPs themselves, and they are members of the Bureau in an advisory capacity.

    In electing the members of the Bureau, political groups aim to ensure that the Vice-Presidents and Quaestors broadly reflect the size of the groups and take into account the voting results of the President’s election.

    Election rules

    Parliament’s Rules of Procedure set out how Bureau members are elected. As for the election of the President, nominations are put forward either by a political group or by a group of MEPs reaching the low threshold (1/20th of MEPs).

    Vice-Presidents are elected in a single ballot, by an absolute majority of votes cast. If the number of successful candidates is less than 14, a second vote is held for the remaining seats, under the same conditions. If a third vote is necessary, a simple majority is sufficient. Vice-Presidents take precedence in the order in which they are elected and, in the event of a tie, by age. If voted by acclamation, a vote by secret ballot determines the order of precedence.

    The election of Quaestors follows the same procedure as that for the election of Vice-Presidents.

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