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Poettering to face 'fair chair' rival for top Parliament job

With German MEP Hans-Gert Poettering now approved as the centre-right candidate for the European Parliament's presidency, a group of MEPs across the political spectrum have launched a campaign calling for a set of parliament reforms.

Mr Poettering, as the only candidate, was nominated unanimously by his fellow centre-right MEPs on Tuesday evening (14 November).

As part of a deal made in 2004, he can be sure of the support of socialist MEPs, representing the second biggest parlia...

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