5. Composition of Parliament

The relevant authorities in the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary had announced the election of Jiří Payne, Răzvan Popa, Asim Ahmedov Ademov and Lívia Járóka to the European Parliament with effect from 5, 13, 14 and 15 September 2017, to replace Petr Mach, Victor Negrescu, Mariya Gabriel and Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, respectively.

Parliament took note of their election.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Jiří Payne, Răzvan Popa, Asim Ahmedov Ademov and Lívia Járóka would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.