Luxembourgish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Tilly Metz has been elected as vice president of the European Parliament, following a vote held on Thursday. Metz, who represents The Greens (Déi Gréng), will now join the Parliament’s leadership, known as the Bureau, which comprises the President and 14 vice presidents.
Metz’s candidacy faced a challenge from Rada Lakaykova, an MEP from Bulgaria. Lakaykova is a member of the right-wing group European Conservatives and Reformists (known as Europe of Sovereign Nations, ESN), which includes Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) among its ranks.
Metz had been officially nominated as the Greens’ candidate for the vice presidency following an internal selection at the end of October, where she prevailed over two other contenders. The last Luxembourgish politician to hold the vice president post was Marc Angel of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP), who served between 2023 and 2024.
