Strasbourg 16.07.2024 On Tuesday, MEPs re-elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) as President of the European Parliament until 2027, with 562 votes in the first round.

Roberta Metsola won the election in the first round of voting, where she received an absolute majority of 562 votes cast out of 699 by secret paper ballot, among two candidates. She will continue to lead Parliament for the first two and a half years of the 10th legislative term.

Voting results

Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) 562
Irene Montero (The Left, ES) 61

Total votes cast: 699

Blank or invalid votes: 76

Absolute majority needed: 312

Who is Roberta Metsola

Born in Malta in 1979, Roberta Metsola has been an MEP since 2013. She was elected First Vice-President in November 2020, and was Parliament’s acting President after President Sassoli passed away on 11 January 2022. On 18 January 2022, she was elected President for the second half of the 9th legislative term. She is the third female President of the European Parliament, after Simone Veil (1979-1982) and Nicole Fontaine (1999-2002).

Addressing the House after she was elected, President Metsola said: “Together, we must stand up for the politics of hope, for the dream that is Europe. I want people to recapture a sense of belief and enthusiasm for our project. A belief to make our shared space safer, fairer, more just and more equal. A belief that together we are stronger and we are better. A belief that ours is a Europe for all.”

Candidates’ presentations before the vote

The two candidates gave brief presentations before the first round of voting. You can watch their speeches here, or select individual speakers by clicking on their respective names:

Roberta Metsola
Irene Montero

Election of the President of Parliament – result of the first ballot

References :16-07-2024 12:30
The result of the first ballot is the following:
Voting: 699

Blank or void: 76
Votes cast: 623

Votes obtained by each candidate:
Roberta METSOLA: 562

Irene MONTERO: 61

Roberta METSOLA has obtained the absolute majority of the votes cast and is therefore elected President.