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Buzek (r) shakes hands with Schulz after his farewell speech (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

German left-winger to lead EU parliament after re-shuffle

Members of the European Parliament will elect a new president on Tuesday (17 January), but in time-honoured fashion the result of the vote is to reflect a back-room deal made in advance.

The mid-term changing of the guard will return centre-right Polish MEP Jerzy Buzek to the ranks, while - according to the plan - elevating Martin Schulz, a fiery German socialist to the largely ceremonial top office.

The carve-up in 2009 between parliament's two biggest political groups has given ...

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Buzek (r) shakes hands with Schulz after his farewell speech (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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