Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy

Amendment No. 1 | Doc. 16363 | 20 April 2026

Signatories:

Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine, ECPA ; Ms Larysa BILOZIR, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Olena KHOMENKO, Ukraine, ECPA ; Ms Iryna KONSTANKEVYCH, Ukraine, ECPA ; Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA-FEDORENKO, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Yuliia OVCHYNNYKOVA, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Tamila TASHEVA, Ukraine, ALDE

Origin

2026 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 14, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly notes that, in the context of the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian politicians are increasingly subject to extraterritorial targeting by foreign intelligence services. Elected representatives face heightened risks of State-sponsored assassinations and physical elimination, both within the conflict zone and across Council of Europe member States. Such operations, aimed at dismantling national leadership, constitute a direct assault on the democratic order and the sovereign integrity of States."

Explanatory note

Self-explanatory