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MEPs will vote on the next president of the European Parliament in January (Photo: European Convention)

Three to run against Poettering for EU parliament crown

Three candidates have emerged to contest the favourite - German centre-right MEP Hans-Gert Poettering - in the race to become the next president of the European Parliament.

The green group decided on Wednesday (6 December) to nominate its co-chairman Monica Frassoni while the leftist GUE/NGE group supported its French leader Francis Wurtz to run for the job.

The greens' Ms Frassoni wants to campaign in favour of a more efficient and environmentally-friendly parliament while Mr Wu...

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MEPs will vote on the next president of the European Parliament in January (Photo: European Convention)

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