HEAD OF DELEGATION
The head of delegation is expected to introduce his/her delegation at the opening ceremony (2
- 4 min). He/she is allowed to find any presentation he/she thinks fit as long as the introduction
complies with the specific nature of the ceremony. This should NOT be an enumeration of all
names of the delegates or the committees they take part in; this is very boring for the audience.
The president of the session will interfere if this rule is not respected.
This presentation /speech should be prepared in advance. Please check with a stopwatch! Time
and again the speeches of the heads of delegation are too long. Remember that for example in
case of an international session, 30 delegations need 90 minutes, one hour and a half, even if
they stick exactly to the timetable. The accompanying teacher should check the introduction
speech of the head of delegation and correct and guide the head of delegation if necessary.
The head of delegation participates as a full member in one of the committees.
The head of delegation is expected to inform the local and national press in his/her country
about the Model European Parliament and all its activities.
The head of delegation is also responsible for a final evaluation of the Model European
Parliament session he/she has attended. Please submit a written report within two weeks after
the closing of the Session to info@mepeurope.eu
Voting Procedure
First the vote will take into account the amendments.
The head of delegation is responsible for counting the votes of his/her delegation, by
standing up and saying for example:
"XXX delegation has voted as follows: 3 in favour, 1 against, No abstentions with a vote
on an amendment - (0=zero).
After the amendments have been voted, the text will be read out again, including the
voted amendments, after which the Parliament proceeds to voting the text as a whole.
Each student votes to his/her conviction. Voting will be by show of hands.
Voting on the resolution
The head of delegation is responsible for counting the votes of his/her delegation, by
standing up and saying for example:
"XXX delegation has voted as follows: 3 in favour, 1 against, 1 abstention" (0=zero).
An amendment/resolution is either passed or rejected
The Vice-Presidents will count the total number of votes.
A majority vote is required to pass both the amendments and then the resolutions as a
whole.
If the votes remain equally divided the resolution will be considered rejected.