ArmInfo. Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted for the re-election of current President of the organization, Belgian Senator Hendrik Daems.
The Belgian senator headed the PACE from the winter of 2020. The head of the assembly is elected for a year with the possibility of renewal for the same term. By tradition, the re-election of the PACE President is held without discussion, almost automatically. The nomination of candidates from a particular political group is carried out on a rotating basis.
Daems has been taking part in the meetings of the assembly since 2007. From 2017 until his election as PACE President, he headed the political group Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). Since August 2020, he has led the Open Flemish Liberal Democrats (Open VLD) political group in the Belgian Senate. In addition to his work in the Senate, the politician holds senior positions in a number of Belgian-Chinese investment funds created with his participation. His portfolio also speaks of participation in the wine business: he is the majority shareholder of the Belgian VINOBELGA company, which produces wine and brandy, TASS reports.