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Press release n° 234(2008), Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, April 3rd, 2008, Strasbourg, France

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A three-member delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France (PACE), led by David Wilshire (United Kingdom, European Democrat Group), Mr. David Wilshire (UK) will be in Montenegro from April 3 to 7, 2008, to observe the presidential election, alongside observers from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR).

The delegation will meet the President of Montenegro, H.E. Mr. Filip Vujanović, candidates standing for election, officials responsible for organising the elections and media representatives. It will then observe the voting on April 6 at a representative sample of polling stations.

The observers will present their conclusions at a joint press conference at 04:30pm on Monday April 7 at the Hotel “Crna Gora”, Bulevar Sv. Petra Cetinjskog 2, Podgorica.

Members of the delegation:
1.— Mr. David Wilshire (United Kingdom, European Democrat Group), Head of Delegation [1]; Mr. Jean-Charles Gardetto (Monaco)
2.— Mr. Jean-Charles Gardetto (Principality of Monaco, European People’s Party/Christian Democrats) [2]; and
3.— Mr. Serhiy Holovaty (Ukraine, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) [3].

Contact in the PACE Secretariat:
Mr. Vladimir Dronov
Interparliamentary Co-operation and Election Observation Department
Mobile +33 (0)6 63 49 37 92

[1] First Vice-Chairperson of the Political Affairs Committee.

[2] Member of the Political Affairs Committee.

[3] Chairperson of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee).

With special thanks to Mrs. Micaela Catalano, Head of the Communication Unit, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France.
Photograph credits: House of Commons; National Council of the Principality of Monaco 2008.