2024 Bureau of the European Parliament election
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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]
Election of the President
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 | |||
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| 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] | ||||
