Members of the Council for Democratic Elections
Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
Members:
Srdjan DARMANOVIĆ - Vice-Chair
Substitute Members:
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Members:
- Laura CASTEL, Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe
- Pablo HISPÁN, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights - Chair
- Rian VOGELS, Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
Substitute Members:
- Lord David BLENCATHRA, Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
- Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojchevska, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
- Liliana TANGUY, Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Members:
- Stewart DICKSON, Chamber of Regions - Vice-Chair
- Marcin GOLASZEWSKI, Chamber of Local Authorities
Substitute Members:
- Alexander BOOMGAARS, Chamber of Regions
- Igor STOJANOVIĆ, Chamber of Local Authorities
Observers
- European Union:
- European Commission
- European Parliament
- European External Action Service (EEAS)
- Organization for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE):
- Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Organization of American States (OAS):
- Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO)
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)

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