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Eclectic mix makes up new European Parliament

By David Rising
Published May 27, 2014 3:54pm ET
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Eclectic mix makes up new European Parliament
FILE - In this July 4, 2008 file photo, Morten Messerschmidt of the Danish People's Party helps his girlfriend Dot Wessmann with har costume before she goes on stage at in the amusement park 'Bakken', north of Copenhagen, Denmark . When the Danish People's Party MEP Morten Messerschmidt isn't living in Brussels, he calls the Bakken amusement park north of Copenhagen his home. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Jan Unger) DENMARK OUT | Jan Unger

A Dane who lives in an amusement park. A Gypsy who vows to ban short-distance air travel. A Pole who wants to turn the European Parliament into a brothel.

Europe has elected 751 people to five-year terms as members of European Parliament, or MEPs. The vast majority of the seats were won by traditional parties, but the election also saw an eclectic group of outsiders win seats. Here are some of their stories:

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