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PRESS RELEASE
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Ref. CG003(2026)
Congress to observe the repeat early Presidential elections in Republika Srpska
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is the political assembly representing local and regional governments across the 46 member States, responsible for promoting and monitoring local democracy.
The delegation will meet with members of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina and representatives of candidates. The delegation will also hold panel discussions with NGO representatives.
A preliminary statement of findings will be released on the Congress website on Monday 9 February, at approximately 14:00.
Congress delegation:
Karin THOMASSON, Sweden, SOC/G/PD, R, Head of Delegation
Emvin BARTOLO, Malta, EPP/CCE, R
Jana FISCHEROVA, Czechia, ECR, L
Marcin GOLASZEWSKI, Poland, EPP/CCE, L
Zana GUMUS, Türkiye, SOC/G/PD, L
Gyorgy ILLES, Hungary, ILGD, L
Iuliia VUSENKO, Ukraine, EPP/CCE, L
Composed of two chambers – the Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions – and three committees, the Congress brings together 612 elected officials representing more than 130 000 local and regional authorities.
President of the Congress: Marc Cools (Belgium, ILDG), President of the Chamber of Local Authorities: Bernd Vöhringer (Germany, EPP/CCE), President of the Chamber of Regions: Cecilia Dalman Eek (Sweden, SOC/G/PD).
Political groups: Group of Socialists, Greens and Progressive Democrats (SOC/G/PD), Group of the European Peoples Party (EPP/CCE), Independent Liberal and Democratic Group (ILDG), European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR).
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