David Sassoli has been a center-left, Democratic Party (PD) member of the European Parliament since 2009. His delegation is the second largest within the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the assembly.
Deutsche Welle: European Parliament – who is David Sassoli
Italian MEP David-Maria Sassoli (S&D Group), candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament, looks on as he takes part in a voting session to elect the new president of the European Parliament during the first plenary session of the newly elected European Assembly on July 3, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France.
