The "Farewell" to Agramunt May be Postponed Until October

• 06.28.2017, 17:21
•  Europe,  World

Анна Исакова / пресс-служба Госдумы / ТАСС

On June 27, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) with the majority of the votes adopted a resolution, which allows starting the process of impeachment of PACE President Pedro Agramunt.

The resolution "Recognition and implementation of the principle of accountability in the Parliamentary Assembly" prepared by Liliane Maury Pasquier, was adopted with votes 154 to 30 (with 13 abstentions). The provisions of the resolution are applicable for the holders of elective offices, i.e. the Presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly, the vice-presidencies of the Assembly, as well as the chairmanships and vice-chairmanships of committees.

The resolution envisages two options for the impeachment process.

"1. A motion for dismissal shall be presented in both official languages and signed by at least one tenth of the component members (representatives and substitutes) of the Assembly belonging to at least three political groups and ten national delegations. The motion for dismissal shall be published as an official document within 24 working hours, forwarded to the member concerned and referred to the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs which shall give an opinion on its admissibility. The committee hears the member concerned; the absence of the duly invited member at the meeting is not a valid ground for postponing the committee’s decision. The committee’s opinion shall be approved within 24 hours at most following the reference, if it is decided in the course of a part-session of the Assembly, or otherwise at the meeting which immediately follows the reference. The motion for dismissal shall be put to the vote of the Assembly within 24 hours at most after the approval of the committee’s opinion if it is issued in the course of a part-session of the Assembly, or otherwise at the opening of the part-session which immediately follows the approval of the committee’s opinion.

2. A motion for dismissal, presented in both official languages, may also be signed by at least one fifth of the component members (representatives and substitutes) of the Assembly belonging to a least three political groups and fifteen national delegations. The motion for dismissal shall be published as an official document within 24 working hours and forwarded to the member concerned. It shall be put to the vote of the Assembly within 24 hours at most after its publication, if it is issued in the course of a part-session of the Assembly, or otherwise at the opening of the part-session which immediately follows its publication."

It is still not clear, which option of the impeachment will be used for Agramunt, but as the Ukrainian media informs, the issue of Agramunt’s impeachment will be discussed during the autumn session. During that time he cannot head the PACE Bureau and act on behalf of the Assembly.

Before the impeachment Agramunt has already been dismissed from European People’s Party.