Meetings of the Council for Democratic Elections
87th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
The 87th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections will be held on 11 June 2026 in Venice, Italy. The Council for Democratic Elections is the only tripartite body of the Council of Europe, comprising members of the Venice Commission, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and...
86th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
The 86th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 5 March 2026 in Venice, Italy. The Council for Democratic Elections is the only tripartite body of the Council of Europe, comprising members of the Venice Commission, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and...
85th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
The 85th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 11 December 2025 in Venice, Italy. The Council for Democratic Elections is the only tripartite body of the Council of Europe, comprising members of the Venice Commission, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and...
84th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
The 84th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 8 October 2025 in Venice, Italy. The Council for Democratic Elections is the only tripartite body of the Council of Europe, comprising members of the Venice Commission, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and...
83rd meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
The 83rd meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held online, on 6 June 2025. During this meeting, the Council discussed in particular the following points: Election of a Vice-Chair of the Council of Democratic Elections of the Council of Europe on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly...
82nd meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
The 82nd meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 13 March 2025 in Venice, Italy. During this meeting, the Council approved: the draft Opinion on the amendments to the Organic Law "Election Code of Georgia", pertaining to local elections; the draft Opinion on the draft...
81st meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
The 81st meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 5 December 2024 in Venice, Italy. The Council held an exchange of views with a representative of the Organization of American States (0AS) and invited the OAS General Secretariat, through the Department of Electoral Cooperation...
80th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista - The 80th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 20 June 2024 in Venice, Italy. During this meeting, the Council approved: the draft Opinion on amendments to the Election Code which abolish gender quotas of Georgia; the draft...
79th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista di Venezia
78th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections - First tripartite presidency
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista - The 78th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 5 October 2023 in Venice, Italy. During this meeting, the Council approved three draft opinions drawn up jointly by the Venice Commission and the OSCE's Office for Democratic...

European Commission for
Democracy through Law
15 - 16 April 2025
20th European Conference of Electoral Management Bodies
"Stability of electoral law - Practical Aspects"
Vilnius, Lithuania