European Parliament President David Sassoli, age of 65, passed away on Tuesday in a hospital in the Italian municipality of Aviano, his spokesman Roberto Coelho confirmed.
On Monday the European Parliament confirmed that Sassoli was transferred to a hospital in Italy on December 26, “due to serious complications caused by a defect in the immune system.”
The Italian politician, who belongs to the center-left, had spent several days in hospital last September, being treated for pneumonia.
He missed the opening plenary session of Parliament, which was held last October.
He belonged to the Social Democratic Party of Italy, and held the presidency of the European Parliament since July 2019, succeeding Antonio Taiani, of the conservative Forza Italia party.
Previously, Sassoli was Vice-President of the European Parliament (2014-2019), and was a representative of the then President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, for about three years (2014-2017).
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