David Sassoli, the Italian-born European Parliament president who had served in the position since 2009, passed away at the age of 65 on January 11 in Aviano, Italy, after having been hospitalized on December 26.
A long-time member of the EU’s halcyon days old guard, Sassoli was elected President of the European Parliament in July 2019, for the first half of a new mandate. Sassoli adopted extraordinary measures that enabled the European Parliament to carry out its duties and exercise its prer…
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