Romanian MEPs Victor Negrescu (S&D) and Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens) were elected Vice Presidents of the European Parliament on Tuesday, July 16.
Victor Negrescu received 394 votes, and Nicolae Ștefănuță received 347 votes in the first round of voting.
The European Parliament has 14 positions of vice president in total, and 11 were elected in the first round, according to Digi24.
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