31/05/2013 Standing Committee
Strasbourg, 31.05.2013 – The Standing Committee of the PACE decided today in Yerevan that if a committee chair or vice-chair falls vacant in the course of a session, a former chairperson or vice-chairperson of that committee who has served two complete terms may be elected for an incomplete term until the end of that session (this decision will not apply to sub-committees).
The Standing Committee believes that this will help to to forestall the problems that might arise if a committee chair or vice-chair is vacated during the year, particularly where a chairperson or vice-chairperson forfeits his or her membership of the Assembly following national parliamentary elections.