Three were nominated for this post: Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland (Norway), former Justice Minister of Germany Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and former President of PACE Jean-Claude Mignon (France).
The candidacies of Thorbjørn Jagland and Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger were confirmed at the voting. The Committee of Ministers did not confirm the candidacy of Jean-Claude Mignon.
The candidacies of the two persons will be sent to the PACE Bureau and during the summer session in June the assembly members will elect the Secretary General.