The European Parliament elects a new Vice President to replace Ms. Eva Kaili | Europe

Mr. Marc Angel. (Source: EP)

According to AFP, on January 18, European Parliament (EP) elected Mr. Marc Angel, a socialist from Luxembourg, as the new Vice President of this legislature, replacing her. Eva Kaili after she was arrested and dismissed due to a scandal about bribe.

In a secret vote, MPs chose 59-year-old Marc Angel as the new EP Vice-President, despite the objections of some MPs when they chose another member of the political family. Ms. Kaili’s left-wing Socialist and Democratic Party.

[EP nhất trí chấm dứt vai trò Phó Chủ tịch của bà Eva Kaili]

Ms Kaili has been detained in Belgium since December 2022 after being arrested during a large-scale police operation related to bribery allegations by various non-EU countries that have rocked the EP.

She is one of four suspects detained in the investigation into alleged kickbacks from Qatar and Morocco. Ms. Kaili has been removed from her position as one of the 14 vice-presidents of the EP, but remains an MP.

(Vietnam+)

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