Speaker Anna Polydoras tipically had little discretion for the first part of Prime Minister's Questions. It was customary that each party get at least one question, and each party typically decided who would ask their question, according to their own internal rules. Technically she could pick anyone, but she would've been voted out of office the same session if she broke the tradition and called on anyone other than whoever was on the list.
That happened after each party had their chance to speak. There were still members who wanted to ask their own questions, and she was allowed to handpick whoever caught her attention, whoever hadn't had a chance to ask a question before, whoever seemed like they might ask an interesting question. In short, she could pick whoever she wanted. There were many possibilities, several eager members who had stood as each question as asked, to get her attention. There were two in particular, whom she had selected. One was a young first-term member of Selenids United, a rising start of his party, and the other was a third-term member of the Traditionalists, someone who sometimes struggled to play as part of a team, but always asked interesting and relevant questions.
"Michalis Kotzias."
At 27, Kotzias was the second youngest member of the House of Commons, yet he was definitely one of the most promising from his class. He was still in the backbenches, which was to be expected for a first-term member, but he had made quite a few friends, including the then-Interior Minister. He was well positioned, and was likely to have some frontbench position in the future. Whether that lasted, and led to higher status, that was difficult to say. He definitely looked the part, with a light grey suit and a soft purple tie. Unlike some of his colleagues, he wasn't holding a paper. With his hands behind his back, he spoke.
"Recently the Sartorian Space Councillor held a series of meetings with our own space authorities. Sartoria is one of our closest allies, both generally and specifically in the realm of space exploration. Will the Prime Minister agree with me that we must increase cooperation with our spacefaring allies, and that the scientific, technological and economic benefits of space exploration are significant enough to warrant the increased investment?"