President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has resigned.

The Assembly was due to hold a vote on a motion to dismiss its Agramunt on the first day of the autumn session that opens in Strasbourg on October 9.

“Today, for personal reasons, I have decided to no longer chair the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,” Pedro Agramunt tweeted.

Today, for personal reasons, I have decided to no longer chair the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. pic.twitter.com/e17zwo2xsh

— Pedro Agramunt (@pagramunt) October 6, 2017