The election for the office of President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was held in the plenary session on Monday afternoon where there was an absolute majority of 164 votes (out of 244) cast for Tiny Kox. Mariia Mezentseva, head of the Ukrainian delegation, received 80 votes.
Tiny Kox has been a member of PACE since 2003 and, since 2007, has been Chair of the European United Left group, which brings together a wide range of left-wing sensitivities within this...