Mid-term elections for top posts in Parliament

January 2007 is the mid-term point of the European Parliament 2004-2009 parliamentary term. As a result elections take place thatl bring significant changes to the leadership of the European Parliament. On 16 january 2007 MEPs will vote to elect a new President, 14 Vice-Presidents and 6 Quaestors (who handle administrative matters for Members). Later in the month the Chairs of all of Parliament's Committee's will also be decided.