The European People's Party has nominated Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola to serve as vice-president of the European Parliament.
A vacancy for vice-president was created when former vice-president Mairead McGuinness became European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union last month.
Metsola tweeted that she was proud of the nomination.
So proud. For a girl from an island in the middle of the Mediterranean, this is a big moment. Thank you @EPPGroup, I will not let you down. https://t.co/LPAWLd36Gm
— Roberta Metsola MEP (@RobertaMetsola) October 21, 2020
"For a girl from an island in the middle of the Mediterranean, this is a big moment. Thank you EPPGroup, I will not let you down," she wrote.
Proud that our very own @RobertaMetsola has been nominated by @EPPGroup as new Vice-President of the @Europarl_EN. A true landmark result for Malta and @PNMalta ?? pic.twitter.com/QWsfCgtge6
— Bernard Grech (@bernardgrechmt) October 21, 2020
The European Parliament has 14 vice-presidents. They may replace the president in performing his or her duties when necessary, including chairing plenary sittings. They are also members of the Bureau - the body responsible for all administrative, staff and organizational matters in Parliament.