Italy's David Sassoli elected European Parliament president

David-Maria Sassoli attends a press conference after being elected president of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 3, 2019. Italian MEP David-Maria Sassoli was elected president of the European Parliament on Wednesday, winning 345 votes in the second round of voting. Sassoli has been an MEP for the centre-left S&D group since 2009, representing Central Italy, and is a member of Italy's centre-left Democratic Party. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)