Polish conservative becomes European Parliament President

摘要

Former Polish Prime Minister, the conservative Jerzy Buzek was this week elected President of the European Parliament.rnMEPs elected Buzek President with 555 votes in favour (or 86.18 per cent of the valid votes) after the first-round of voting, beating Swedish left winger Eva-Britt Svensson into second place by a long way with her 89 votes. The 69-year-old Polish MEP will lead the European Parliament for two and a half years.