Key Dates

  • 3 September 2025 - Voting rights eligibility deadline 
  • 3 March 2026 - Call for candidates opens
  • 29 May 2026 - Deadline for candidacies
  • 1-19 June 2026 - Review of candidacies
  • 2-24 July 2026 - e-Voting
  • August 2026 - Announcement of the results at the EAPC General Assembly (ESC Congress 2026, Munich)
  • September 2026 - Start of 2026-2028 mandate

Open positions

  • Executive Board:
    • 1 President-Elect 
    • 1 Secretary
    • 1 Treasurer
  • Nominating Committee:
    • 4 voting members
  • Section nucleus members: 
    • 5 Secondary Prevention & Rehabilitation Section nucleus members
    • 3 Primary Care & Risk Factor Management Section nucleus members
    • 4 Population Science & Public Health Section nucleus members
    • 5 Sports Cardiology & Exercise Section nucleus members

If you have any questions, please contact EAPC at EAPC@escardio.org.

EAPC Rules of Governance: eligibility criteria

Rules of governance have now replaced the EAPC constitution (validated by the ESC Board on 25 August 2023). ESC Associations rules of governance are included in Annex V of the ESC Bylaws, approved by ESC Board in December 2024. As a result of a 2-year review as approved by the 2022-2024 ESC Board, they were revised and approved by the ESC Board on 28 August 2025. 

The EAPC election application process and voting will be carried out in accordance with the ESC bylaws.

Voting Rights

The minimum seniority for EAPC Members to obtain voting rights is 6 months before the opening of the call for application. Only EAPC Members having settled their membership dues by 3 September 2025 (i.e.: 6 months before the call for applications opening on 3 March 2026) and with a valid membership subscription at the time the voting starts (2 July 2026) will have voting rights.

Application Process

Applications are now open and must be submitted by 29 May 2026 (23:59 CEST).

The list of candidates will be published on 2 July 2026.

Who can apply? 

  • Only EAPC members originating from an ESC member Countrywith an active EAPC membership and in good standing, holding voting rights at the date of the opening of the call for applications, are eligible to become a Board, Nominating Committee or Section nucleus member. The minimum seniority for EAPC Members to obtain voting rights is 6 months before the opening of the call for application.
  • All candidates have to sign the EAPC elections statement, read the candidate code of conduct and submit their Declaration of Interest (DOI) prior to the start of the elections process. If this requirement is not fulfilled, the candidate will not be accepted.
  • Candidates for the position of President Elect must be a FESC, currently serving or have served in the immediate previous EAPC Board or in the pre-previous Board as voting or appointed members.
  • Appointed Committee Chairs are eligible for future elected EAPC Board positions, provided that they comply with the other requirements of the Association.
  • Ex-officio Board members are eligible for future executive EAPC Board positions under the condition that they held another position (not as ex-officio) in previous mandates and provided that they comply with the other requirements of the Association.
  • An EAPC Board member may not hold more than three leadership positions at the same time. Sitting on the nucleus of an ESC Working Group or Council or Association is counted as one leadership position. A candidate who already holds three offices may therefore not stand for election or be proposed as a candidate, except if one of its term of office expires before the additional office term starts.
  • Candidates for the EAPC Nominating Committee must have served in a preceding EAPC Section.

Individuals not eligible

  • Representatives from Healthcare industry companies are not eligible to EAPC Board positions and Nominating Committee positions.
  • Members of the current Nominating Committee cannot be candidates for the elections performed under that Nominating Committee’s mandate.

Before applying please:

  • Check the full rules and eligibility criteria above
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For more information, refer to the ESC Bylaws or please contact EAPC at EAPC@escardio.org. if you have any questions.