Roberta Metsola appointed new President of European Parliament

Roberta Metsola appointed new President of European Parliament

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Category : International Published on: January 21 2022

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  • Roberta Metsola has been elected as the head of the Parliament of the European Union. Metsola has become the only third woman to hold the position.
  • Roberta Metsola is a politician from the smallest nation of the European Union.
  • She has also become the youngest ever president to hold this position.
  • She has taken over the post recently after the sudden demise of former president David Sassoli.
  • The European Parliament is one of the three legislative branches of the European Union and one of its seven institutions.
  • The European Parliament is composed of 705 members and represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India) and the largest trans-national democratic electorate in the world.
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