EU Parliament to vote on Barosso on September, 16 – Strasburg
17:37, 11 September 2009
BRUSSELS. September 11. KAZINFORM /Yerzhan Ospanov/ According to the decision of the European Parliament made on Thursday the voting on José Manuel Barroso's bid for a second term as European Commission president will be held on September, 16 at the regular session of the Commission in Strasburg; the press-service of the European Commission said.
On the eve of the voting Barroso together with the parliamentarians will discuss the plan he had prepared during his summer vacation. He was the only candidate to be voted as the EU President. During the voting Barroso should win 369 votes out of 736 ones or over 50 per cent of votes.
Earlier his candidature was supported by all EU leaders. Besides he is supported by the largest EU fraction - the European People's Party which has 264 parliamentary seats.