42nd Session of the Congress: situation in Ukraine; local democracy in Germany, Luxembourg, Turkey and the United Kingdom; fake news, threats and violence against mayors in the current crises in Europe

42nd Session 15 March 2022 Strasbourg, France

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe held its 42nd Session from 22 to 24 March 2022, in Strasbourg, France. A debate on the situation in Ukraine took place on Tuesday afternoon, March 22nd, and the Congress adopted an institutional declaration. On this occasion,...

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Council of Europe Congress condemns war against Ukraine and calls on Russian Federation to meet its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law

42nd Session 22 March 2022 Strasbourg, France

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on 22 March 2022 unanimously adopted a Declaration condemning the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine as a blatant breach of international law. The debate was preceded by a remote exchange of views with the Ukrainian...

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Congress holds debates on the war in Ukraine, local democracy in Germany and involving children in sustainable development

42nd Session 23 March 2022 Strasbourg, France

“We are meeting at a time when a Council of Europe member state, Ukraine, is the victim of an act of war committed by a former member state, the Russian Federation, said Congress President Leedert Verbeek at the opening of the 42nd session. “This new reality has produced the opposite effect from...

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Indietro Municipal and regional elections in Morocco: Congress welcomes calm and transparent elections and highlights areas of improvement

Municipal and regional elections in Morocco: Congress welcomes calm and transparent elections and highlights areas of improvement

Meeting at the 42nd Plenary Session, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe adopted today a report on municipal and regional elections held in Morocco on 8 September 2021. The observation was conducted on-site in several regions of the country, following online preliminary meetings with various interlocutors. This was the first election observation mission of the Congress in the country, which obtained the “Partner for Local Democracy” status in 2019.

The rapporteur, Vladimir Prebilic (Slovenia, SOC/G/PD), welcomed an overall calm and transparent Election Day, as well as the general competitive political climate. “Despite three elections being organised on the same day, all levels of the electoral administration managed to provide an environment free of violence and intimidation for voters, in keeping with the strict application of health measures”, he highlighted.

At the same time, the rapporteur suggested considering measures to ensure the campaign provided enough time and focus on municipal and regional issues for voters to become more familiar with programmes of a wide range of political actors. The report invites the authorities to pursue the efforts made to increase the participation of women in politics at municipal level, as well as reinforce the measures to regulate campaign finances, including online campaigns.

Lastly, the report encourages the authorities to continue working towards facilitating the exercise of the right to vote, in particular for persons still excluded from the electoral register, and improving accessibility of polling stations and readability of ballot papers.

See also:

 Video of the debate

 Statement by Vladimir PREBILIC

 Report CG(2022)42-19

For further information :

Contact:

Ms Renate ZIKMUND
Head of the Department of Statutory Activities, External Relations and Cooperation, SAERC
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Tel: +33 (0)6 59 78 64 55 - [email protected]

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42nd Session 

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42nd Session Strasbourg, France 24 March 2022
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