First Vice President of the European Parliament Roberta MetsolaROME, Jan 18 Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi , currently holding the position of MEP, congratulated Roberta Metsola on her election as President of the EP. «We strongly supported her from the very beginning, because she became a great friend of Italy even before she became an authoritative representative of the European People's Party. In her election campaign In her speech, she beautifully articulated the EU's future challenges: economic growth, reforms and migration control. We wish her good work,» Berlusconi's Facebook post reads. The Italian politician heads the Forward Italy party, which is part of the European People's Party faction. Metsola was nominated as a candidate for the post of speaker by the largest faction in the EP — the European People's Party. She will be the first female Speaker of the European Parliament since 1999. The election of the head of the representative body took place after the death of David Sassoli, who died in Italy on January 11 at the age of 66 from cancer. acquitted on corruption charges
