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The parliament will vote on its next president on 14 July (Photo: EUobserver)

Watson set to pull out of EP presidency race

Graham Watson, the liberal challenger for post of European Parliament president, is set to pull out of the race after the job was split between the two biggest groups in the assembly.

Rumours flew around the parliament on Tuesday evening (7 July) that he had already formally withdrawn his candidacy after the head of the centre-right EPP, Joseph Daul, told a meeting of his group that Mr Watson was no longer in the running.

However, his cabinet and spokespeople immediately denied th...

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The parliament will vote on its next president on 14 July (Photo: EUobserver)

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