At the invitation of the Serbian authorities, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe deployed a mission, led by Congress member Carla Dejonghe (Belgium, ILDG), to observe the local elections on 3 April 2022 in Belgrade and several other municipalities.
The deployment on Election Day was preceded by preparatory meetings on 1 and 2 April with representatives of the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, the Republic Electoral Commission, members of the Serbian Delegation to the Congress and the Secretary General of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities.
Meetings were also scheduled with the diplomatic corps based in Belgrade, candidates for the Mayor of Belgrade, representatives of NGOs and media as well as the IEOM observing the polls to elect both the President and members of the National Assembly to be held in Serbia on the same day.
A press conference was organised on Monday, 4 April at 12:00 (Crowne Plaza Hotel, Mediterranean & Adriatic room, Vladimira Popovica 10, Belgrade).
Delegation of the Congress:
- Ms Carla DEJONGHE, Head of Delegation, Belgium (ILDG, R)
- Ms Aikatherini ADAMOPOULOU, Greece (EPP/CCE, R)
- Mr Zdenek BROZ, Czech Republic (ILDG, L)
- Mr Xavier CADORET, France (SOC/G/PD, L)
- Ms Belinda GOTTARDI, Italy (SOC/G/PD, L)
- Ms Tanja JOONA, Finland (ILDG, L)
- Mr Heiner KLEMP, Germany (SOC/G/PD, R)
- Mr Shabir PANDOR, United Kingdom (SOC/G/PD, R)
- Ms Sevdia UGREKHELIDZE, Georgia (EPP/CCE, L)
- Mr Emin YERITSYAN, Armenia (EPP/CCE, L)
- Ms Brid QUINN, Member of the Congress Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government
Contact:
- Renate ZIKMUND, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, [email protected]
