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Ref. CG063(2022)
Council of Europe Congress to observe local elections in Slovenia
Prior to the Election Day, the delegation, led by David Eray (Switzerland, EPP/CCE), will meet with representatives of the diplomatic corps, the Ministry of Public Administration of Slovenia, the State Election Commission, and the Office of the Government for National Minorities. Meetings are also scheduled with the Secretary General of the Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia and domestic NGOs active in the field of elections and media representatives.
The programme also includes meetings with Zoran Jankovic, Mayor of Ljubljana, Vladimir Prebilic, Mayor of Kocevje and Head of the Slovenian delegation to the Congress, Ales Bržan, Mayor of Koper, Jasna Softic, Deputy-Mayor of Koper and member of the Slovenian delegation to the Congress and Stojan Auer, municipal councillor of Maribor and Deputy-Head of the Slovenian delegation to the Congress. Finally, the delegation will hold an exchange of views with representatives and candidates of political parties running in the local elections.
The preliminary conclusions will be presented by the Head of the delegation at a press briefing in Ljubljana on Monday, 21 November, at 11:00 CETS (Venue: City Hotel, Ljubljana, Room CI).
Congress members:
Mr David ERAY (R, EPP/CCE), Switzerland, Head of delegation
Mr Joris BENGEVOORD (L, SOC/G/PD), Netherlands
Ms Majlinda BUFI (R, SOC/G/PD), Albania
Ms Carla DEJONGHE (R, ILDG), Belgium
Ms Jana FISCHEROVA (L, ECR), Czech Republic
Ms Samira HUSEYNOVA (L, SOC/G/PD), Azerbaijan
Mr Jani KOKKO (SOC/G/PD), Finland
Mr Matija KOVAC (R, EPP/CCE), Serbia
Ms Gobnait NI MHUIMHNEACAIN (L, ILDG), Ireland
Ms Véronique PACAUT (L, EPP/CCE), France
Mr Carlo RIVA VERCELLOTTI (R, ECR), Italy
Ms Bryony RUDKIN (L, SOC/G/PD), United Kingdom
Ms Hanna ZAMAZIEIEVA (R, ILDG), Ukraine
Expert: Ms Christina BINDER, Member of the Group of Independent Experts of the Congress (Austria)
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Institutional Communication Unit
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is an institution of the Council of Europe, responsible for strengthening local and regional democracy in its 46 member states. Composed of two chambers – the Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions – and three committees, it brings together 612 elected officials representing more than 130 000 local and regional authorities.
President of the Congress: Leendert Verbeek (Netherlands, SOC/G/PD), President of the Chamber of Local Authorities: Bernd Vöhringer (Germany, EPP/CCE), President of the Chamber of Regions: Harald Sonderegger (Austria, EPP/CCE).
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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