European Parliament President David Sassoli dead at 65

President of the European Parliament David Sassoli has died, his office announced early on Tuesday morning, Report informs, citing DW.

Sassoli passed away after a "serious complication" related to his immune system.

"The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, passed away at 1.15 a.m. on January 11 at the hospital in Aviano, Italy, where he was hospitalized," his spokesman, Roberto Cuillo said on Twitter.

On Monday, the EU parliament confirmed he had been admitted to hospital in Italy on December 26.