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| David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, Dies at 65 | David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, Dies at 65 |
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| David Sassoli, the president of the European Parliament, died on Tuesday in Italy, his spokesman and the parliament’s office in Washington said. He was 65. | David Sassoli, the president of the European Parliament, died on Tuesday in Italy, his spokesman and the parliament’s office in Washington said. He was 65. |
| The office said in a post on Twitter that Mr. Sassoli had died in the Italian town of Aviano. | The office said in a post on Twitter that Mr. Sassoli had died in the Italian town of Aviano. |
| No cause of death was immediately available. But he was hospitalized with severe pneumonia during a plenary session of the Parliament in September and later returned to Italy to recover, The Associated Press reported. | No cause of death was immediately available. But he was hospitalized with severe pneumonia during a plenary session of the Parliament in September and later returned to Italy to recover, The Associated Press reported. |
| Mr. Sassoli was hospitalized again on Dec. 26 because his immune system was not functioning normally, Mr. Sassoli’s spokesman, Roberto Cuillo, said on Monday on social media. | Mr. Sassoli was hospitalized again on Dec. 26 because his immune system was not functioning normally, Mr. Sassoli’s spokesman, Roberto Cuillo, said on Monday on social media. |
| Mr. Sassoli led the European Parliament, which approves or rejects legislation, establishes budgets and supervises a variety of institutions within the European Union. Its 700-plus members serve five-year terms; the next election is in 2024. | |
| The Parliament also plays a crucial role in selecting the president of the European Commission, whose members are appointed by national governments. | The Parliament also plays a crucial role in selecting the president of the European Commission, whose members are appointed by national governments. |
| The commission’s current president, Ursula von der Leyen, addressed Mr. Sassoli’s illness in a Twitter post on Monday night. | The commission’s current president, Ursula von der Leyen, addressed Mr. Sassoli’s illness in a Twitter post on Monday night. |
| “Dear David, my thoughts are with you as you fight for your health,” she wrote. “I wish you a speedy and full recovery. Bon courage, as you often say.” | “Dear David, my thoughts are with you as you fight for your health,” she wrote. “I wish you a speedy and full recovery. Bon courage, as you often say.” |