The new European Parliament Vice-Presidents
On Wednesday, all 14 European Parliament Vice-Presidents were elected in three rounds of voting for a two-and-a-half year term.
Eleven Vice-Presidents were elected in the first ballot, two in the second and the remaining one by a relative majority in the third.
The new EP Vice-Presidents, coming from six political groups and ten member states, are shown below in the order in which they were elected:
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1. |
Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP, IE) |
618 votes, round 1 |
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2. |
Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT) |
556 votes, round 1 |
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3. |
Rainer WIELAND (EPP, DE) |
516 votes, round 1 |
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4. |
Katarina BARLEY (S&D, DE) |
516 votes, round 1 |
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5. |
Othmar KARAS (EPP, AT) |
477 votes, round 1 |
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6. |
Ewa Bożena KOPACZ (EPP, PL) |
461 votes, round 1 |
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7. |
Klara DOBREV (S&D, HU) |
402 votes, round 1 |
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8. |
Dita CHARANZOVÁ (Renew Europe, CZ) |
395 votes, round 1 |
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9. |
Nicola BEER (Renew Europe, DE) |
363 votes, round 1 |
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10. |
Lívia JÁRÓKA (EPP, HU) |
349 votes, round 1 |
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11. |
Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI) |
336 votes, round 1 |
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12. |
Marcel KOLAJA (Greens/EFA, CZ) |
426 votes, round 2 |
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13. |
Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (GUE/NGL, EL) |
401 votes, round 2 |
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14. |
Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (NI, IT) |
248 votes, round 3 |
First ballot result
Votes cast: 702
Blank or invalid votes: 41
Valid votes cast: 661
Absolute majority of votes cast required to be elected: 331
The newly elected Vice-Presidents (by absolute majority) are shown below in the order in which they were elected:
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1. |
Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP, IE) |
618 votes, round 1 |
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2. |
Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT) |
556 votes, round 1 |
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3. |
Rainer WIELAND (EPP, DE) |
516 votes, round 1 |
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4. |
Katarina BARLEY (S&D, DE) |
516 votes, round 1 |
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5. |
Othmar KARAS (EPP, AT) |
477 votes, round 1 |
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6. |
Ewa Bożena KOPACZ (EPP, PL) |
461 votes, round 1 |
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7. |
Klara DOBREV (S&D, HU) |
402 votes, round 1 |
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8. |
Dita CHARANZOVÁ (Renew Europe, CZ) |
395 votes, round 1 |
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9. |
Nicola BEER (Renew Europe, DE) |
363 votes, round 1 |
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Lívia JÁRÓKA (EPP, HU) |
349 votes, round 1 |
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11. |
Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI) |
336 votes, round 1 |
Votes for the remaining candidates are shown below:
Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (GUE/NGL, EL) |
303 votes |
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Marcel KOLAJA (Greens/EFA, CZ) |
237 votes |
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Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI (ECR, PL) |
169 votes |
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Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (NI, IT) |
143 votes |
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Laura HUHTASAARI (I&D, FI) |
135 votes |
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Mara BIZZOTTO (I&D, IT) |
130 votes |
Second ballot result
The I&D political group withdrew the candidacy of Laura HUHTASAARI (I&D, FI) before the second round of voting.
Votes cast: 679
Blank or invalid votes: 16
Valid votes cast: 663
Absolute majority of votes cast required to be elected: 332
The newly elected Vice-Presidents (by absolute majority) are shown below in the order in which they were elected:
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Marcel KOLAJA (Greens/EFA, CZ) |
426 votes, round 2 |
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Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (GUE/NGL, EL) |
401 votes, round 2 |
Votes for the remaining candidates are shown below:
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Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (NI, IT) |
284 votes |
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Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI (ECR, PL) |
261 votes |
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Mara BIZZOTTO (I&D, IT) |
142 votes |
Third ballot result
For the third round, President Sassoli proposed that electronic voting is used and the motion was approved by a show of hands.
Votes cast: 411
Blank or invalid votes: 61
Valid votes cast: 350
Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (NI, IT) was elected as 14th Vice-President with 248 votes.
Election rules
Nominations are made on the same basis as for the President (Rule 15). The 14 Vice-Presidents are elected in a single ballot by an absolute majority of votes cast. If there are fewer than 14 successful candidates, a second vote is held to assign the remaining seats under the same conditions. If a third vote is necessary, a simple majority is sufficient to fill the remaining seats ( Rule 17). Vice-Presidents take precedence in the order in which they are elected and, in the event of a tie, by age. If voted by acclamation, a vote by secret ballot determines the order of precedence.
Role of Vice-Presidents
Vice-Presidents can replace the President when necessary, including to chair plenary sittings. They are also members of the European Parliament Bureau, which lays down rules for Parliament’s smooth functioning. Among its other duties the Bureau draws up Parliament’s preliminary draft budget and decides on administrative, staff and organisational matters.