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While many little girls dream of growing up to be a princess or a ballerina, this toddler clearly has politics in her sights.

Little Victoria Cerioli is only two but is already making her mark in the field, becoming a familiar face at the European Parliament.

The youngster joined her mother, Italian MEP Licia Ronzulli, at the sitting in Strasbourg today.

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Wearing a cream jumper to match her mum, the little girl even raised her hand to join the vote.

Victoria is growing accustomed to appearing on the political mainstage.

Mrs Ronzulli first brought her daughter to the European Parliament when she was just six weeks old back in September 2010.

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The working mum took advantage of relatively relaxed rules allowing women to take their babies to work by cradling Victoria in a sling during the debate.

But while Mrs Ronzulli juggled being a mum and an MEP with ease, baby Victoria was clearly worn out by the lengthy discussions, sleeping throughout the experience.

Since then, the 37-year-old, who is a member of the environment, health and food safety commission, has brought her child with her to many voting sessions.

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Most recently, in February this year, the little one was wide awake, taking an interest in her mother’s Blackberry, wearing a headset and joining the vote.

Politics is clearly in Victoria’s blood – her father, Renato Cerioli, is also an Italian politician.

He and his wife are both members of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s People of Freedom Party.

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Mrs Ronzulli, from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, won her seat in the party at the 2009 elections with 40,000 votes.

She worked as a nurse in Bangladesh and a hospital director before turning to politics.