A delegation from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, led by Mr Andrew DAWSON (ECR, United Kingdom), will carry out a pre-election visit in Ankara, on 14 March 2019, in order to evaluate the campaign and preparations of the local elections to be held in Turkey on 31 March 2019.

The delegation will meet with representatives of the diplomatic corps in Ankara and members of the Supreme Electoral Council. Exchanges are also scheduled with representatives of national associations of local authorities, media representatives and NGOs.

This pre-election visit will be followed, from 27 March to 1 April 2019, by a Congress election observation mission including 24 international observers. On Election Day, eleven Congress teams will be deployed to polling stations throughout the country.