2024 Bureau of the European Parliament election

2024 President of the European Parliament election

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Needed to win: Majority of the votes cast 623 votes cast, 312 needed for a majority
Candidate Roberta Metsola Irene Montero Group EPP The Left Constituency Malta Spain Members' vote 562 61 Percentage 90.20% 9.79%
President before election Roberta Metsola EPP Elected President Roberta Metsola EPP

The Bureau of the European Parliament election was held on 16 and 17 July 2024, where members of the European Parliament, elected in the 2024 election, voted to elect its Bureau for the 2.5 years term during the Tenth European Parliament. On 16 July, Roberta Metsola was elected president of the European Parliament together with 14 vice-presidents. On 17 July, 5 quaestors were elected.^[1][2]

The Bureau of the European Parliament is responsible for matters relating to the budget, administration, organisation and staff. It is composed of the President of the European Parliament along with all 14 vice-presidents and the 5 quaestors.^[2]

They are elected with a secret ballot for two and a half years with a renewable term. According to the Parliament's Rules of Procedure, nominations are put forward either by a political group or by a group of MEPs reaching the low threshold (1/20th of MEPs, or 36 out of 720 in 2024).^[2]

Traditionally, the political groups informally agree on the distribution of positions (president, vice-presidents and quaestors) using proportional representation, specifically the D'Hondt method.^[3] At the same time, some groups refuse to cooperate with PfE and ESN applying a so-called cordone sanitaire.^[4][5]

The President of the European Parliament is elected through a secret vote of MEPs, requiring an absolute majority of cast votes for the election.^[2] Article 14 of the Treaty on European Union states that Parliament elects its president from among its Members.^[1][6]

On 16 July 2024, Roberta Metsola was re-elected as President of the European Parliament with 562 votes.^[7]

Candidate				Votes
Roberta Metsola	Malta		EPP	562
Irene Montero	Spain		The Left	61
Voted				699
Votes cast				623
Blank or void				76
Votes needed for election				312
Source: European Parliament [8][9][10]

Fourteen vice-presidents are elected through a single secret ballot process, requiring an absolute majority of cast votes for their selection. In situations where the number of successful candidates falls below 14, a second round of voting is conducted to allocate the remaining positions following identical conditions. Should a third round of voting become necessary, a simple majority suffices to occupy the remaining seats.^[2]

During each round of voting, MEPs have the capacity to cast votes for as many candidates as there are available seats for that particular round. However, they are obligated to vote for more than half of the total positions to be filled. The precedence of Vice Presidents is established by the order in which they are elected, and in cases of a tie, seniority is determined by age.^[2]

On 16 July 2024, the S&D group got 5 vice-presidents elected, the EPP 3, Renew 2 and the G/EFA 1. In the second round the ECR group got 2 vice-presidents elected and The Left 1. The PfE and ESN candidates remained out due to the cordon sanitaire.^[5][11]

Candidate				Votes
				1st Ballot	2nd Ballot
Sabine Verheyen (elected First Vice-President)	Germany		EPP	604
Ewa Kopacz	Poland		EPP	572
Esteban González Pons	Spain		EPP	478
Katarina Barley	Germany		S&D	450
Pina Picierno	Italy		S&D	405
Victor Negrescu	Romania		S&D	394
Martin Hojsík	Slovakia		Renew	393
Christel Schaldemose	Denmark		S&D	378
Javi López	Spain		S&D	377
Sophie Wilmès	Belgium		Renew	371
Nicolae Ştefănuță	Romania		G/EFA	347
Roberts Zīle	Latvia		ECR	306	490
Antonella Sberna	Italy		ECR	323	314
Younous Omarjee	France		The Left	272	311
Klára Dostálová	Czechia		PfE	214	177
Fabrice Leggeri	France		PfE	209	116
Ewa Zajaczkowska-Hernik	Poland		ESN	102	46
Voted				701	674
Votes cast				665	609
Blank or void				36	65
Votes needed for election				333	305
Source: European Parliament				[12]	[13]

Five quaestors are elected through a single secret ballot process, following the same procedure as that for the election of vice-presidents.^[2]

On 17 July 2024, the EPP group got 2 quaestors elected, while the S&D and Renew groups 1 each. The ECR got 1 quaestor elected in the second round, while the PfE candidate remained out due to the cordon sanitaire.^[14]

Candidate				Votes
				1st Ballot	2nd Ballot
Andrey Kovatchev	Bulgaria		EPP	559
Marc Angel	Luxembourg		S&D	461
Miriam Lexmann	Slovakia		EPP	459
Fabienne Keller	France		Renew	398
Kosma Złotowski	Poland		ECR	260	335
Pál Szekeres	Hungary		PfE	174	130
Voted				669	612
Votes cast				641	465
Blank or void				28	147
Votes needed for election				321	233
Source: European Parliament[15]