26/06/2019 | 11:57:20 Ladies and gentlemen, I would remind you that the elections for the election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of the Russian Federation, two judges of the European Court of Human Rights and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe are in progress. I therefore invite those of you who have not yet done so to do so. Thank you very much. The next item is the address by Mr Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA, President of Portugal. [Announcement: His Excellency, the President of the... 26/06/2019 | 10:27:57 Thank you, Mrs KOVÁCS. Our debate now calls for the address of Mrs Dounia MIJATOVIĆ, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. Commissioner, it is a great pleasure to welcome you once again to our Chamber. Please allow me to underline just how much our Assembly appreciates this close cooperation, as well as your renewed willingness to discuss with us. Both in plenary and at committee level, or even at bilateral meetings with our members, or by organising exhibitions during our... 26/06/2019 | 10:05:38 The meeting is now in session. The next item is the announcement of the results of the first round of voting for the election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of the Russian Federation. The number of people who participated in the vote was 194, knowing that the number of representatives in the assembly is 317 and that the number of votes required for the majority of representatives was therefore 159. Blank or invalid ballots: 4. Votes cast: 194. Mr SLUTSKY, who received 101... 25/06/2019 | 19:11:04 Thank you, we will proceed to the vote. The ballot is open. The vote is closed. Amendment 2 is also rejected. As I said, Amendment No 3 is adopted, following the unanimous adoption by the Commission. We will proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in document 14908, as amended. The ballot is open. The vote is closed. The resolution was adopted by 89 votes to three with four abstentions. We now turn to the consideration of the draft resolutions and recommendations, linked to the... 25/06/2019 | 19:06:50 Thank you. I remind you, dear colleagues, that you still have a few minutes to participate in the election for the election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of the Russian Federation. We now proceed to consider the draft resolution on the Istanbul Convention on Violence against Women, Achievements and Challenges contained in document 14908, to which three amendments have been tabled. I understand that the President of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination wishes to... 25/06/2019 | 15:34:46 The meeting is now in session. The next item is the Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of the Russian Federation. We will proceed to a vote by secret ballot under the usual conditions under the supervision of two tellers. The candidate is Mr Léonid SLUTSKY. Under Rule 16.5 of the Rules of Procedure, an absolute majority of the representatives of the Assembly –159 votes, the Assembly containing 317 parliamentarians to date– is required in the first ballot. I therefore ask... 25/06/2019 | 12:46:51 Thank you. The Commission objects. We will now proceed to the vote. The ballot is open. The vote is closed. Amendment 1 is rejected. We shall now proceed to vote on the draft resolution, contained in Document 14901. The ballot is open. The vote is closed. The resolution was adopted. Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the end of this debate. I wish to thank our general rapporteur on the budget: this is always a delicate and important task. The next sitting will be held... 25/06/2019 | 10:28:28 That's right. I can repeat what I said earlier. The vote will take place this afternoon, by secret ballot, in the rotunda behind the presidency, from the opening of the session at 3.30 pm until the end of the session. To this end, we will appoint, as always in the event of an election, tellers, so that they can then count the ballots. The question will be about the election of Mr SLUTSKY as Vice-President of the Assembly. Members will be able to say whether they agree with this proposal or... 25/06/2019 | 10:21:26 Thank you. Mr ARIEV therefore requested that a vote be taken on the election of Mr SLUTSKY. Is this request supported by at least 20 members of the Assembly? If so, I would ask you to stand up, if you agree with Mr ARIEV's proposal. The people who contest the election... then the required number is reached. A vote is therefore required for the election of Mr Leonid SLUTSKY. I propose that it be held under the usual conditions in the rotunda behind the presidency this afternoon, from 3.30 p.m... 25/06/2019 | 10:19:48 The House, Madam, as I have just said, is obliged to put this, this item, on the agenda. I proposed Wednesday afternoon. The majority refused to move it to Thursday morning. So that is absolutely correct and it is what we need to do. We are moving on to changing the composition of the committees. Proposals for changes in the composition of committees have been published in document commission 06 2019 06 Addendum 2, and there is no opposition to these changes: they are therefore adopted. The...