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2024 President of the European Parliament election
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Needed to win: Majority of the votes cast
623 votes cast, 312 needed for a majority
 
Candidate Roberta Metsola Irene Montero
Group EPP The Left
Constituency Malta Spain
Members' vote 562 61
Percentage 90.20% 9.79%
President before election

Roberta Metsola
EPP

Elected President

Roberta Metsola
EPP

The Bureau of the European Parliament election was held on 16 and 17 July 2024, where members of the European Parliament, elected in the 2024 election, voted to elect its Bureau for the 2.5 years term during the Tenth European Parliament. On 16 July, Roberta Metsola was elected president of the European Parliament together with 14 vice-presidents. On 17 July, 5 quaestors were elected.[1][2]

Background

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Constitutive meeting of the Bureau of the European Parliament (1st Half of the term)
The voting process

The Bureau of the European Parliament is responsible for matters relating to the budget, administration, organisation and staff. It is composed of the President of the European Parliament along with all 14 vice-presidents and the 5 quaestors.[2]

They are elected with a secret ballot for two and a half years with a renewable term. According to the Parliament's Rules of Procedure, nominations are put forward either by a political group or by a group of MEPs reaching the low threshold (1/20th of MEPs, or 36 out of 720 in 2024).[2]

Traditionally, the political groups informally agree on the distribution of positions (president, vice-presidents and quaestors) using proportional representation, specifically the D'Hondt method.[3] At the same time, some groups refuse to cooperate with PfE and ESN applying a so-called cordone sanitaire.[4][5]

Election of the President

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Roberta Metsola re-elected as President of the European Parliament

The President of the European Parliament is elected through a secret vote of MEPs, requiring an absolute majority of cast votes for the election.[2] Article 14 of the Treaty on European Union states that Parliament elects its president from among its Members.[1][6]

On 16 July 2024, Roberta Metsola was re-elected as President of the European Parliament with 562 votes.[7]

Candidate Votes
Roberta Metsola Malta Malta EPP 562
Irene Montero Spain Spain The Left 61
Voted 699
Votes cast 623
Blank or void 76
Votes needed for election 312
Source: European Parliament [8][9][10]

Election of the Vice-Presidents

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Fourteen vice-presidents are elected through a single secret ballot process, requiring an absolute majority of cast votes for their selection. In situations where the number of successful candidates falls below 14, a second round of voting is conducted to allocate the remaining positions following identical conditions. Should a third round of voting become necessary, a simple majority suffices to occupy the remaining seats.[2]

During each round of voting, MEPs have the capacity to cast votes for as many candidates as there are available seats for that particular round. However, they are obligated to vote for more than half of the total positions to be filled. The precedence of Vice Presidents is established by the order in which they are elected, and in cases of a tie, seniority is determined by age.[2]

On 16 July 2024, the S&D group got 5 vice-presidents elected, the EPP 3, Renew 2 and the G/EFA 1. In the second round the ECR group got 2 vice-presidents elected and The Left 1. The PfE and ESN candidates remained out due to the cordon sanitaire.[5][11]

Candidate Votes
1st Ballot 2nd Ballot
Sabine Verheyen (elected First Vice-President) Germany Germany EPP 604
Ewa Kopacz Poland Poland EPP 572
Esteban González Pons Spain Spain EPP 478
Katarina Barley Germany Germany S&D 450
Pina Picierno Italy Italy S&D 405
Victor Negrescu Romania Romania S&D 394
Martin Hojsík Slovakia Slovakia Renew 393
Christel Schaldemose Denmark Denmark S&D 378
Javi López Spain Spain S&D 377
Sophie Wilmès Belgium Belgium Renew 371
Nicolae Ştefănuță Romania Romania G/EFA 347
Roberts Zīle Latvia Latvia ECR 306 490
Antonella Sberna Italy Italy ECR 323 314
Younous Omarjee France France The Left 272 311
Klára Dostálová Czech Republic Czechia PfE 214 177
Fabrice Leggeri France France PfE 209 116
Ewa Zajaczkowska-Hernik Poland Poland ESN 102 46
Voted 701 674
Votes cast 665 609
Blank or void 36 65
Votes needed for election 333 305
Source: European Parliament [12] [13]

Election of the Quaestors

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Five quaestors are elected through a single secret ballot process, following the same procedure as that for the election of vice-presidents.[2]

On 17 July 2024, the EPP group got 2 quaestors elected, while the S&D and Renew groups 1 each. The ECR got 1 quaestor elected in the second round, while the PfE candidate remained out due to the cordon sanitaire.[14]

Candidate Votes
1st Ballot 2nd Ballot
Andrey Kovatchev Bulgaria Bulgaria EPP 559
Marc Angel Luxembourg Luxembourg S&D 461
Miriam Lexmann Slovakia Slovakia EPP 459
Fabienne Keller France France Renew 398
Kosma Złotowski Poland Poland ECR 260 335
Pál Szekeres Hungary Hungary PfE 174 130
Voted 669 612
Votes cast 641 465
Blank or void 28 147
Votes needed for election 321 233
Source: European Parliament[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Roberta Metsola re-elected as President of the European Parliament". European Parliament. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Parliament's new Bureau elected". European Parliament. 17 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "The other top jobs races". Politico Europe. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Maggioranza, D'Hondt e cordone sanitario". Il Mattinale Europeo (in Italian). 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "In the EU Parliament the cordon sanitaire against the far right holds. Among the 14 Vice Presidents are Picierno (PD) and Sberna (FdI)". eunews. 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "How to elect the presidency of the EU Parliament. Metsola could get second term by acclamation". eunews. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Roberta Metsola reelected European Parliament president". Politico Europe. 16 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Roberta Metsola reelected European Parliament president". Politico Europe. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "It is still Roberta Metsola's turn. Maltese MEP re-elected President of the European Parliament". eunews. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ^ "L'appello di Letta alla Francia e all'Ue: la salvezza passa per una grande coalizione europeista | Parlamento". Il Mattinale Europeo (in Italian). 17 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  14. ^ "La Comunità politica europea: l'Europa globale in fieri | Parlamento". Il Mattinale Europeo (in Italian). 18 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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