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Schulz (l) is hoping to be helped back into the EP presidency (Photo: PES Communications)

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The centre-left – acting like victors after the EU vote?

The centre-left is playing a remarkable game since it came second in the EU elections one month ago.

A straight up look at the political factions in the European Parliament shows that the centre-right have 221 seats while the socialists have 191.

However a combination of the more diverse make-up of the parliament plus the dynamics of Germany’s domestic politics has given them a stronger hand than apparent at first glance.

The new constellations in the parliament mean that n...

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Schulz (l) is hoping to be helped back into the EP presidency (Photo: PES Communications)

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