Following the election of the President of the European Parliament the day before, MEPs appointed the 14 vice-presidents of the institution in Strasbourg on Wednesday 18 January, including five for the S&D group and four for the EPP. The logic of the voting advice was respected, with the EPP supporting the S&D, even though the EPP-S&D-ALDE 'grand coalition' is currently on ice (see other article).
10 MEPs (4 EPP, 4 S&D, 1 ECR and 1 ALDE) were elected vice-president by absolute majority in...