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Socialist Pittella bids for EU parliament's top job
By EUobserver
The leader of the European Parliament's socialist group, Gianni Pittella, has joined the race to become the institution's next president. The Italian lawmaker announced his bid to succeed Martin Schulz at a press conference and said he would run on an anti-austerity agenda. MEPs will elect their next president in a secret ballot on 17 January next year.