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Martin Schulz (l) giving his victory speech to plenary in Strasbourg (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

New EU parliament president promises to ruffle feathers

Martin Schulz has promised to live up to his reputation as something of a political bruiser in his new role as European Parliament president, with references to his "temper" and "strength of personality" featuring in post-election appraisal speeches by colleagues.

The German Socialist MEP was elected to the largely ceremonial post after one round of voting Tuesday morning (17 January), gaining 387 of the 699 votes cast.

Although the outcome was virtually pre-ordained given the agr...

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Martin Schulz (l) giving his victory speech to plenary in Strasbourg (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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