Mr. Kostis Efstathiou, member of the Cypriot delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), is travelling today to Bern to participate in a Parliamentary Conference co-organised by the PACE and the Parliament of Switzerland, on 9 and 10 May 2023, on "Elections in times of crisis: challenges and opportunities". The Conference is taking place in the context of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Switzerland's accession to the Council of Europe.
In the context of the Conference's work, issues related to election monitoring and to addressing challenges that undermine the conduct of free and fair elections, such as that of the Covid-19 pandemic, environmental disasters and armed conflicts, as well as the impact of the introduction of new electronic voting and in particular the use of artificial intelligence in elections, will be discussed.
In the context of the Conference's work, issues related to the monitoring of elections and the challenges that undermine the conduct of free and fair elections, such as that of the Covid-19 pandemic, environmental disasters and armed conflicts, as well as the impact of the introduction of new electronic voting and in particular the use of artificial intelligence in elections, will be discussed.
