EU politicians to vote on new vice president as scandal suspect makes plea deal

Luxembourg’s Marc Angel is a candidate for vice-president of the European Parliament to replace Eva Kaili, the jailed Greek politician at the heart of an influence-buying scandal (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)

European Union politicians are set to vote on Wednesday on a candidate to replace a disgraced former parliament vice president.

It comes after a key suspect in the cash-for-influence corruption scandal rocking the assembly made a plea bargain with prosecutors, raising the prospect that more names might surface.