Socialists and Liberals re-elect their leaders by acclamation, keeping the status quo
Spain's Iratxe García Pérez and France's Valérie Hayer will respectively preside over the socialist and liberal groups.
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Valérie Hayer is a French lawyer and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019 in the Renew Europe. Since 2024, she has been leading the Renew Europe group in parliament. She is a member of Renaissance, which she joined in 2017 following her departure from the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI).
Spain's Iratxe García Pérez and France's Valérie Hayer will respectively preside over the socialist and liberal groups.