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The Senate of the Philippines has become the epicenter of one of the gravest constitutional and political crises in the country’s democratic history. What began as a bitter power struggle between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte has evolved into a dramatic confrontation involving impeachment proceedings, International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants, Senate leadership battles, gunfire inside the Senate complex and deepening fears about institutional stability.

Pan African Parliament (PAP) headquarters in Midrand, the Extraordinary Session of the Seventh Legislature convened from April 28 to April 30, 2026, to elect a new President and four Vice-Presidents representing Africa’s five geopolitical regions.

NATO Parliamentary Assembly President Marcos Perestrello and Secretary General Benedetta Berti attended the Bucha Summit held on 31 March 2026 in Ukraine. The gathering, chaired by the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk, brought together Speakers and Deputy Speakers of Parliaments, as well as presidents of international parliamentary assemblies. The Summit was also attended by the leadership of Ukraine,  including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

A profound ideological shift is reshaping the parliamentary landscape of South America. From the libertarian economic revolution of Argentine President Javier Milei to the hardline conservative ascent of José Antonio Kast in Chile, legislatures across the continent are moving decisively to the right.

Iran’s Parliament has advanced proposed restrictions on Strait of Hormuz transit while Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warns Washington that further attacks on Iranian interests will face a “faster, heavier and more painful” response.

Anda Filip has made history as the first woman and first Eastern European Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Here is her diplomatic and parliamentary career, election and mandate.