ESC Elections

Call for applications for 2026-2028 ESC Board and Nominating Committee, 2026-2030 Audit Committee

Every two years the ESC begins an exciting journey that will result in the election of a new Board. As a learned society, the democratic election process is integral to the ESC’s success. This process enables qualified candidates from the ESC’s 58 members National Cardiac Societies to contribute their expertise, passion, and perspectives, ensuring the ESC remains aligned with the priorities of all its members.

After receiving ESC Board approval in July 2025, ESC Nominating Committee Chair Prof. Franz Weidinger announced the timelines for the ESC 2026 Elections during the Ordinary General Assembly on 1 September 2025. The call for candidates opens on Monday, 10 November 2025, and will close on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at 12:00 noon CET.

The election process concerns positions on the ESC Board 2026-2028, the ESC Nominating Committee 2026-2028 and one position in the ESC Audit Committee 2026-2030.

The open positions

Elected board positions

1 position as President Elect
1 position as Secretary/Treasurer
3 positions as Vice Presidents
6 positions as Councillors

Candidates standing for the available elected Board positions must be endorsed by their own National Cardiac Society and one other ESC Constituent Body (National Cardiac Society, ESC Association, Working Group or Council). For eligibility criteria please read Profiling of Board positions.

Other positions

12 positions as Nominating Committee members:
- 6 to represent the National Cardiac Societies
- 6 to represent the ESC Associations, Councils and Working Groups
1 position as Audit Committee member, representing the National Cardiac Societies.

Candidates for the Nominating Committee or Audit Committee must be endorsed by their own National Cardiac Society or by an Association, Working Group or Council, depending on whether they apply for a position to represent National Cardiac Societies or Associations, Councils and Working Groups.

The Audit Committee's role is unique within the ESC. Whilst candidates must be endorsed by their own National Cardiac Society, the role is open to anyone and is for a period of four years. Watch this short video from current and past members to see why you should apply.
Why should you volunteer to be part of the ESC Audit Committee

Application

The call for candidates closes on Wednesday, 10 December 2025. All applications and supporting documents must be submitted via the dedicated online form (accessible via their My ESC account) before 12:00 noon CET on that day.

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Supporting documents

Individuals interested in standing for election are strongly encouraged to refer to the code of conduct for elections for ESC & ESC Constituent Bodies (Article 7.1 of ESC bylaws) before applying. Those individuals applying to Board positions are invited to refer to the profiling of Board positions document

In addition, they must supply via the dedicated online form (accessible via their My ESC account):

A short CV. The CV must be on the template provided, should not exceed 3 pages and include no more than 10 most relevant publications.
A letter of motivation outlining the reason for applying and what contribution to the ESC they expect to make. The motivation letter should not exceed 1 page in font 11.
A letter of support* from the candidate’s National Cardiac Society. This applies to candidates applying to one of the elected Board positions or to a position as Nominating Committee members representing the National Cardiac Societies or to a position as Audit Committee member
A letter of support* from one ESC Constituent Body other than their National Cardiac Society. This applies to candidates applying to one of the elected Board positions or to a position as Nominating Committee member representing ESC Associations, Councils and Working Groups.
The ESC elections 2026 statement, duly signed
Their 2025 ESC declaration of interests (DOI) based on 2024 activities. All ESC officers in the current mandate (2024-2026) should have already submitted their DOI here . Others are invited to contact escboard@escardio.org at their earliest convenience to receive a link to complete their DOI online. Please do not send any DOI form via email.

*No additional support letters to the ones listed above will be accepted, as indicated in the code of conduct for elections for ESC & ESC Constituent Bodies (Article 7.1 of ESC bylaws).

All supporting documents must be submitted via the dedicated online form by Wednesday, 10 December 2025 at 12:00 noon CET. No application or additional documents will be accepted via email. Only complete applications will be considered for review by the Nominating Committee.

For any further information, please contact Prof. Franz Weidinger, Chair of the ESC Nominating Committee (copy his Personal Assistant, Mrs Marie-Claire Mallochet - mmallochet@outlook.com) and Mrs Marielle Bigolet - mbigolet@escardio.org, ESC Board Executive Secretary.

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Professor Franz Weidinger
Immediate ESC Past President
Chair of the ESC Nominating Committee 2024-2026

Election Timeline

Monday, 10 November 2025
Call for candidates opening
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 at 12:00 noon CET
Deadline to submit applications
Friday, 16 January 2026
Candidates for the President-Elect position interview (ESC Brussels office)
Friday, 23 January 2026
Publication of the 1^stslate of candidates
First call to Constituent Bodies for the names of voting delegates
Friday, 20 February 2026
End of the 4-week period for alternative proposals
Monday, 23 February 2026
Publication, final slate of candidates
Thursday, 5 and Friday, 6 March 2026
Spring Summit Presentations
From Monday, 4 May to Monday, 1 June 2026
Online voting* (for appointed voting delegates only)
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Results announced on the ESC website
Monday, 31 August 2026
ESC General Assembly

*Should the results be inconclusive, a second round will be organised before the 2026 Annual General Assembly. Further information will be circulated to voting delegates and ESC Constituent Bodies only in the event of inconclusive ESC election results.

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