The European Parliament on Thursday elected Green MEP Tilly Metz (Luxembourg) as a new Vice-President of the institution, with an absolute majority of 423 votes. She replaces MEP Nicolae Stefanuța (Romania), who stepped down from the post.
Rada Laykova (Vazrazhdane/Europe of Sovereign Nations), the second candidate in the contest, received 114 votes, the MEP presiding over the plenary session in Brussels announced. A total of 579 votes were cast, of which 42 were abstentions and were not included in the final tally.
The European Parliament has 14 Vice-Presidents. Thursday’s election followed Ștefanuța’s decision to step down after being elected co-chair of his political group in the EP. Under the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, in such circumstances a new Vice-President is elected to replace the outgoing office-holder, retaining their predecessor’s position in the order of precedence. Metz thus became the Parliament’s eleventh Vice-President.
The EP’s Bureau comprises the President, 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors, one of whom is Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovatchev (GERB/EPP). The Bureau should broadly reflect the numerical strength of the political groups, according to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure.
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