Brussels – Tilly Metz, the MEP from Luxembourg for the Greens, has been elected Vice-President of the European Parliament to replace Nicolae Ștefănuță, who stepped down from the post following his election as co-chair of the Greens group. Tilly Metz secured the absolute majority of votes cast, which is required in the first round of voting.
The Chamber elected Metz as the institution’s 11th vice president with 423 votes in favour and 42 abstentions. A further 114 votes went to the Bulgarian Rada Laykova, a sovereignist (ESN) candidate standing for the vacant seat.
English version by the Translation Service of Withub
