Antonio Tajani is New President of European Parliament

Italy՚s Antonio Tajani is the new president of the European Parliament. Four other candidates were eliminated after the first three rounds, which were organized by secret ballot. He beat Gianna Pittella into second place by 351 votes to 282.

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About European Parliament

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  • President: Antonio Tajani, EPP. Since 17 January 2017
  • Vice Presidents: 14
  • Committees: 22
  • Length of term: 5 years
  • The European Parliament (EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU) .
  • Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council) and the European Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU.
  • The Parliament is composed of 751 (previously 766) members.
  • Members of the parliament are elected by EU citizens once every five years.
  • It is the second largest democratic electorate in the world.
  • The European Parliament has three places of work - Brussels (Belgium) , the city of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and Strasbourg (France) .

About Antonio Tajani

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  • Born: 4 August 1953 (age 63) , Rome, Italy
  • Nationality: Italian
  • He was one of the fourteen vice-presidents of the European Parliament.
  • He was also one of the vice-presidents of the European Commission.

Examrace Team at Mar 16, 2017