With the European Parliament elections over, newly elected MEPs will soon be heading to the first plenary at the beginning of July where their first decision will be to choose who will be the new president of the European Parliament.
Candidates for the post should be put forward by either a political group or a group of at least 38 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 votes cast.
The president’s term of office is for two and half years. Members can be elected to the post more than once.
Edited by Bouli Hadjioannou
