PACE pre-electoral delegation in Ukraine ends its work early

In a letter dated July 2, 2019, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy informed PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier that the Verkhovna Rada had withdrawn its invitation to observe the early parliamentary elections in Ukraine on July 21, 2019, according to the press release of the Assembly.

As a consequence of this decision, the pre-electoral delegation has decided to cease its activity prematurely.

Prior to this decision, the PACE delegation met with the leaders and representatives of a number of the parties running in the elections, representatives of civil society and the media, the OSCE/ODIHR election observation team, and diplomats based in Kyiv.

Other meetings were cancelled.

Earlier, PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier stated that Ukraine, as a member of the Council of Europe, was under the monitoring procedure of the Assembly and had the commitment to invite the Assembly to observe presidential and parliamentary elections.

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