A 16-member delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, will carry out a mission from 20 to 24 November to observe early elections for the president of Republika Srspka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) taking place on 23 November. On election day, eight Congress teams will be deployed randomly throughout the entity to observe electoral procedures at polling stations.

The delegation will meet with members of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, representatives of the diplomatic corps and the international community and members of the delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Congress. . The delegation will also hold panel discussions with media and NGO representatives and briefings with candidates and representatives of political parties. Joint briefings are also scheduled with the OSCE/ODIHR Core Team.

A joint press conference with the OSCE/ODIHR and the European Parliament delegation, presenting the preliminary findings of the mission, will be held on Monday 24 November at 15:00, Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Prvog krajiškog korpusa 33, Banja Luka 78000.

Congress delegation:

Bernd VOHRINGER, Germany, EPP/CCE, L, Head of Delegation

James MOLONEY, Ireland, ILDG, L, Deputy-Head of Delegation

Emvin BARTOLO, Malta, EPP/CCE, L

Jana FISCHEROVA, Czechia, ECR, L

Marcin GOLASZEWSKI, Poland, EPP/CCE, L

Zana GUMUS, Türkiye, SOC/G/PD, L

Gyorgy ILLES, Hungary, ILGD, L

Ott KASURI, Estonia, ILGD, L

Dominique LEVEQUE, France, SOC/G/PD, L

Karin THOMASSON, Sweden, SOC/G/PD, R

Samira HUSEYNOVA, Azerbaijan, SOC/G/PD, L

Iuliia VUSENKO, Ukraine, EPP/CCE, L

Expert

Giammaria MILANI, Congress expert on electoral matters

Contact: Stéphanie Poirel