The names of the candidates for the post of EP President are known: These are the four MEPs – NEW TIME

The first round of elections should start on Tuesday at 9.30 am and the first results should be available as early as 11 am. An absolute majority of valid votes cast in a secret ballot is required for the election of the EP President, ie 50 percent plus one vote. Due to the pandemic situation, the vote will take place at a distance.

Metsolová, First EP Vice-President, was the interim head of the EU legislature following the unexpected death of the current President David Sassoli. She is a candidate of the European People’s Party (EPP), the largest political faction in the European Parliament, and with the expected support of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the Liberal Group Let’s Renew Europe (RE), the other two largest groups, her victory is almost certain and should be in he will be the third woman at the head of the European Parliament.

The Polish MP announced his second candidacy at the end of last year Kosma Zlotowski of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), joined by Spanish MEP Sira Reg The Confederal Group of the United Left / Nordic Green Left (GUE / NGL) and Swedish MEP Alice Bahová Kuhnke, a member of the Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance (EFA), were the last to enter the competition last Wednesday (12 January).

After the election of the new president of this institution MEPs they will also elect 14 EP Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors. Slovak MEP Michal Šimečka (PS), nominated by the liberal group Renew Europe, is also a candidate for one of the vice-presidents.

MEP Monika Beňová (Smer-SD) will defend her position as Quaestor for the Socialist Group, which he has held since July 2019. According to the EP’s Rules of Procedure, candidates for the post of President may be nominated by a parliamentary group or at least one-twentieth of all legislators, ie 36 Members in the case of a Legislative Assembly of 705.