05/09/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties has not yet elected its third vice-president. Controversy remains over the election of Balázs Hidveghi, elected from the Fidesz party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and appointed to this position by the EPP Group. The election, scheduled for 4 September, has been postponed for a third time. It could take place on 12 September. This appointment has been problematic since July: in the name of a cordon sanitaire targeting elected representatives of the far right and/or countries subject to an Article 7 procedure on respect for the rule of law, the other political groups in the European Parliament are still opposed to the appointment of a relative of Viktor Orbán to this post. This cordon sanitaire against elected members of the Fidesz party also applies in other parliamentary committees, with other elections for vice-presidents also still pending (see EUROPE 12319/6 and other news). (SP)