On 16 July, MEPs re-elected Roberta Metsola as President of the European Parliament, with 562 votes in the first round. President Metsola will continue to lead Parliament for the first two and a half years of the 10th legislative term. The video shows her statement after the vote. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

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Election of the President of the European Parliament: statement by Roberta METSOLA, re-elected President of the European Parliament

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, First of all, it's one of gratitude to colleagues who placed their faith and their trust in me. The past two and a half years have been difficult, but it was one where you could see how to build bridges and create alliances. And I think today's vote is a strong message of that. That this Parliament is ready to work. I am also proud of how we manage this election and the results, and it's also now a commitment by myself to work even harder than before.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Well, first of all, to make sure that this Parliament continues to be effective, continues to be open, continues to give the integrity and dignity of the Members, that it is and that they deserve. So this Parliament is one of Members, for Members. 720, most of whom are new, who are coming here to legislate for five years. Citizens have asked us to respond to their concerns, be it in the social pillar, on poverty, on housing, on the environment, on migration, on security, on digital issues. All of these are areas of priority for us, and it is one where we will work very hard to deliver on the needs of the citizens.