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Infographic: How the European Parliament president gets elected
As the European Parliament steps into the second half of the 2019-2024 term, MEPs will elect a new president. Find out about the procedure in this infographic, EU affairs.
The MEPs will choose who will be the next president of the European Parliament on 18 January. Before that, on 17 January, they will pay tribute to the previous president, David Sassoli, who passed away on 11 January.
Candidates for the post should be put forward by either a political group or a group of at least 36 MEPs. There could be up to four rounds of voting, the last one being between the two candidates who have received the most votes in the penultimate, third round. To win, a candidate needs a majority of the valid votes cast.
The president’s term of office is for two-and-half years. Members can be elected to the post more than once.
Find out more on the role of the European Parliament president.
Parliament's rules of procedure
- Nominations and election of the president
- Duties of the president
- Parliament leadership 2019
- Who's who: overview of Parliament's leadership
- David Sassoli elected President of the European Parliament
- How Parliament is run: president, vice-presidents and quaestors (infographic)
- Infographic: how the European Parliament president gets elected
- Parliament's seven political groups
- The new European Parliament Vice-Presidents
- Meet the chairs of Parliament's committees
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