MEPs elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) on January 2022 as President of the European Parliament until 2024. Roberta Metsola won the election in the first voting round, where she received an absolute majority of 458 votes out of 690 cast in the remote secret vote, among three candidates.&nbsp;

President Metsola is leading the Parliament in the second half of the current legislative term, until a new Parliament is constituted following the 2024 European Elections. Born in Malta in 1979,&nbsp; Roberta Metsola who has been an MEP since 2013, is the youngest EP President ever elected.

She became First Vice-President in November 2020, and was Parliament’s acting President after President Sassoli passed away on 11 January 2022. She is the third female President of the European Parliament, after Simone Veil (1979-1982) and Nicole Fontaine (1999- 2002).

Election of the President of the European Parliament

Infoclip: Roberta METSOLA, EP President - First month in office

EP Plenary session -  Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament - Second ballot

EP Plenary session - Election of the Vice-Presidents of Parliament.

EN subt - Acceptance speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Interview of Roberta METSOLA - EP President

EP Plenary session - Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament - First ballot

Roberta METSOLA , new elected EP President on the priorities of her presidency

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT) new elected EP President

Press conference by the new elected EP President Roberta METSOLA

Election of the President of the European Parliament: Extracts from the election of Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT)

EP Press conference by Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT) new elected President - Questions and answers

Election of the President of Parliament: statement by Roberta METSOLA, the new elected President

EP Plenary session - Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament.

EP Plenary session - Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament - Announcement of the results of second ballot

Election of the President of Parliament - Statements reactions by the political groups

Election of the President of Parliament: Announcement of the results - Election of Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT)

Election of the President of Parliament: short presentation by the candidates for election to the office of the President

Election of the office of the President: Presentation by the candidates

Election of the President of Parliament: announcement of the candidates

Candidate for the Presidency of the European Parliament: Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR, PL)

Candidate for the Presidency of the European Parliament: Sira REGO (The Left, ES)

Candidate for the Presidency of the European Parliament: Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT)

Candidate for the Presidency of the European Parliament: Alice KUHNKE (Greens/EFA, SE)

Election of the President of Parliament: opening of the first ballot

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