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MEPs on Tuesday elected Jan-Christoph Oetjen by acclamation to replace outgoing Vice-President Nicola Beer.

Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Renew, Germany) was the only candidate and was elected by acclamation. Ms Beer has left her seat in the European Parliament to take up her post as Vice-President of the European Investment Bank.

Under Parliament's Rules of Procedure, if a vacancy occurs, a new Vice-President is elected to take the place of his or her predecessor in the order of precedence - the Member elected today becomes the 11th Vice-President of the European Parliament. The composition of Parliament's Bureau (President, 14 Vice-Presidents and 5 Quaestors) should in principle reflect the size of the political groups.

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On Tuesday, MEPs elected Jan-Christoph Oetjen by acclamation to replace outgoing Vice-President Nicola Beer.