Sira Rego
Appearance
Sira Rego | |
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![]() Rego in 2019 | |
Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Estefanía Torres Martínez |
Constituency | Spain |
Personal details | |
Born | Valencia, Spain | 20 November 1973
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Sira Abed Rego (born 20 November 1973)[1] is a Spanish politician affiliated with United Left (IU), who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[2] In that capacity she was nominated as European United Left–Nordic Green Left's candidate for President of the European Parliament,[3] placing fourth in the election held on 3 July 2019.[4][5][6]
On 15 September 2022, she was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez. [7][8]
References
- ^ "Comisión Colegiada | IZQUIERDA UNIDA". 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Lista de los 54 eurodiputados elegidos este domingo en España". La Vanguardia. 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Sira Rego is the Left's candidate for EU Parliament Presidency". New Europe. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "David Sassoli elected President of the European Parliament". News: European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop".
- ^ "Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez" (PDF).