Former Swiss president elected Council of Europe chief
Former Swiss President Alain Berset was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe on June 25.
The 52-year-old will take office on 18 September, succeeding the Croatian Marija Pejcinovic Buric whose term was marked by the exclusion of Russia following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Caliber.Az reports citing foreign media.
"Congratulations to Alain Berset, who has just been elected as Secretary General of the Council of Europe for a five-year term," the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), whose members elected Berset in the second round, said on social media.
European Union justice commissioner Didier Reynders of Belgium and former Estonian culture minister Indrek Saar were also candidates for the position.
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