On June 23, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly decided to postpone the election at least until its September session, thus leaving the chair empty from 1 September 2009.
23. juunil otsustas assamblee lükata valimised edasi vähemalt kuni oma septembris toimuva istungjärguni, jättes seega peasekretäri koha alates 1. septembrist tühjaks.