Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola has confirmed her bid to run for European Parliament presidency. Metsola was elected to the office of First Vice-President of the European Parliament in November 2020. She became the first Maltese person to hold one of the top ranks within the European institution.
The position would be awarded to Metsola, who is already the highest-ranking Maltese ever within the European Parliament, if she emerges as a strong nominee by the EPP group. Metsola will be contesting the internal election of the People’s Party on the 24th of November.
Should she be elected, she will be a candidate for the Presidency election in January 2022, with nominations closing on 22nd November. Austrian MEP Othmar Karat also submitted his nomination for the position. This would make her the first woman president of the European Parliament since 1999. The President typically comes from EU founding or larger countries such as France or Germany.
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