Barroso re-elected to second term as European Commission president

The current European Commission President Portuguese Jose Manuel Barroso re-elected to that office for a second 5-year term. The decision was taken today, MEPs, transmits Associated Press.

The greatest support for the candidature of the Chairman of the European Commission expressed by representatives of the right wing of the European Parliament. Voting in the European Parliament passed unopposed.

Under the relevant provisions of the Lisbon Treaty, which has already acquired the status of provisions of victory for the candidate for the presidency of the European Commission needed to gain an absolute majority - 369.



Earlier reports that the Portuguese politician José Manuel Barroso, who headed the commission during the last 5 years, on Tuesday concluded his campaign, speaking in Strasbourg, in front of 736 members from 27 EU member states.

José Manuel Barroso - the only candidate for the presidency of the European Commission approved the nomination of its representatives from all 27 member countries of the European Union. At its current presidency of the European Commission it is from 1 November 2004 (officially took office on 23 November), succeeding Romano Prodi it.

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