Jerzy Buzek Elected EU Assembly President, Becoming A First From Former Communist Nation

"Once upon a time I hoped to be a member of the Polish parliament, in a free Poland," the center-right politician said. "Today I have become the president of the European Parliament, something I could never have dreamed of."

Buzek, 69, drew a standing ovation from an assembly he will lead for two-and-a-half years.

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