Member of the Riksdag monitors parliamentary elections in Montenegro
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On 11 June, parliamentary elections will be held in Montenegro. A Swedish member of parliament will participate in an international delegation which will observe the elections.
Sixteen members of parliament from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will participate in the election monitoring on 11 June, including one member of the Riksdag’s delegation to PACE. Their task is to follow up whether the elections are open and conducted in a correct manner, by being present in selected parts of the country on the day of the elections. The members of parliament will observe the actual election, the sealing of the ballot papers and the counting of the votes in various polling stations.
One member of parliament from Sweden will participate:
Adnan Dibrani (Social Democratic Party)
The election monitoring will be carried out together with observers from the European Parliament and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe works to create common European values based on human rights, democracy and the rule of law. An important task for PACE is to observe parliamentary and presidential elections in different countries.
Press conference on 12 June
A press conference will be held at the Hotel Ramada in Podgorica on 12 June, where a preliminary statement on the election is to be made.
Further information
Contact person for the media
Johanna Ingvarsson, International Adviser, International Department of the Riksdag, telephone: +46 76 117 49 19, email: johanna.ingvarsson@riksdagen.se