Antonio Tajani Elected New President of European Parliament
Italian Political Leader Antonio Tajani has been elected as the new president of the Antonio TajaniEuropean Parliament on January 17, 2017 in Strasbourg, France. He will replace Germany’s Martin Schulz.63-year-old, member of the European People’s Party, Tajani won 351 votes to defeat his
Italian counterpart Gianni Pitella against 282 votes in four rounds of voting.The European Parliament has the control over the EU laws and has the power to amend or block EU laws. It will also has the final say on whether to approve a Brexit deal with the UK.
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