Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 - Strasbourg

19. Election of the Quaestors of Parliament

  President. − Ladies and gentlemen, we shall now proceed to the vote to elect the Quaestors. We have five posts and seven candidates and therefore we must proceed to the vote. The tellers are the same Members who performed the same duty so effectively at the election of the Vice-Presidents. Are the Members here, Ms Borsellino, is Ms Borsellino here? Mr Sógor is here. Please proceed, Mr Pack.

  Doris Pack (PPE). – (DE) Mr President, I just came to help out this morning. I have a group of visitors to look after and I would like to ask if another Member could take over this task now.

  President. − The problem has been resolved because Mr Panayotov is in the House and therefore can carry out his role. Mr Poc is here, Mr Bagó too, Mr Kalinowski, excellent, Mr Kalfin and Mr Perello Rodriguez, perfect. Is Ms Borsellino here? Good, we are all here then. Excellent, you can proceed to the ballot boxes, the various polling stations, and the ballot slips can be distributed if they have not already been so. Please proceed with distribution of the ballot papers. Voting can start now.

  Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris (PPE). – (IT) Mr President, I do not think you said it or maybe I was not listening properly, is there a minimum or maximum number of preferences that can be expressed? I cannot hear, Mr President.

  President. − Five votes, you can give five votes.

(The sitting was suspended at 13:30 and resumed at 15:00)

IN THE CHAIR: MARTIN SCHULZ
President