On Wednesday 18th January 2023, in a secret vote, Marc ANGEL (S&D, LU) received an absolute majority of votes cast and was elected to the office of European Parliament Vice-President, following two rounds of voting.
The newly elected Vice-President replaces Eva Kaili (NA, EL) as the fifth VP in the Parliament’s Bureau.
First ballot result
MEPs voting: 648
Abstentions: 93
Valid votes cast: 555
Absolute majority of votes cast needed to be elected: 278
Marc ANGEL (S&D, LU) 263
Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR) 113
Annalisa TARDINO (ID, IT) 179
Second ballot result
MEPs voting: 645
Abstentions: 55
Valid votes cast: 590
Absolute majority of votes cast needed to be elected: 296
Marc ANGEL (S&D, LU) 307
Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR) 98
Annalisa TARDINO (ID, IT) 185
The President delegates specific duties to the 14 Vice-Presidents, who can replace her when necessary, including to chair plenary sittings. These Vice-Presidents are also members of the European Parliament’s Bureau, which lays down the rules ensuring Parliament’s effective functioning. Among its other duties, the Bureau draws up Parliament’s preliminary draft budget and decides on administrative, staff and organisational matters. In electing the members of the Bureau, MEPs aim to ensure that the Vice-Presidents and Quaestors broadly reflect the numerical strength of the political groups in Parliament.
