VIDEO: International Day of Parliamentarism: Hege Haukeland Liadal, Member of the IPU Executive Committee and Norwegian Parliamentarian

On the eve of the International Day of Parliamentarism and the IPU’s 133rd anniversary on 30 June, a snapshot of the state of parliaments and parliamentarians offers mixed results. According to the latest IPU figures, some parliaments are becoming more

Which is the oldest parliament in the world? And the newest? Which chambers have the most women parliamentarians? And how many parliamentarians are there in the world? Watch this 1-minute video to find out more about parliaments on International Day

As part of the IPU series 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them. In this edition, we discover Hendrik-Jan Talsma, a Senator from the Netherlands and

As part of the IPU series called 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them. In this edition, we discover Neema Lugangira, a parliamentarian from Tanzania and

Democracy is not an easy concept to measure, but when the IPU and partners produced the Indicators for Democratic Parliaments, several parliaments tested out this self-assessment toolkit, including Pakistan’s upper house, the Senate. Since independence in 1947, Pakistan’s democratic credentials

The IPU is greatly saddened to hear of the death of former IPU President Ahmed Fathi Sorour on 6 April 2024. Dr. Sorour was IPU President from 1994 to 1997, a critical period for the IPU when many new democratically