The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) held lengthy debates on the draft resolution on strengthening the decision-making process of the Assembly concerning credentials and voting contained in the report by Petra de Sutter (Belgium, SOC) at its autumn plenary session on Tuesday.
After heated debates, PACE decided to send it back to its Rules Committee. In view of the content of the debate, the rapporteur proposed to the Assembly that the text be referred back to the committee and that the issue returns for plenary debate at a later date. The proposal, which required a simple majority, was approved by 99 votes in favour, 79 against, with 16 abstentions.
The report is related to the challenge or reconsideration of the credentials of PACE national delegations, their rights of representation and participation, and, in this context, the Assembly’s voting procedures and the voting rights of its members.
Though it does not featu...
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