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The EP is gearing up for what could be a significant power coup (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

EP gets set for a tumultuous few weeks

The incoming European Parliament is to hit the ground running in the coming days as it forms, hears commissioners, hosts EU leaders, and takes a potentially ground-breaking vote on the new EU commission president.

The eighth EU assembly will be formally constituted on Tuesday (1 July) with 751 MEPs from 186 national parties.

There will be seven political factions ranging from the far-left to to the eurosceptic right; far-right MEPs did not manage to form an alliance.

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The EP is gearing up for what could be a significant power coup (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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