Who will be the IPU’s next Secretary General? know the candidates

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will elect its ninth Secretary General at the 152nd IPU Assembly, which will be held in Istanbul, Türkiye (L-R) Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou, Anda Filip, Sangsoo Jun, Fatou Dieng Thiam, Cecilia Widegren.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will elect its ninth Secretary General at the 152nd IPU Assembly, which will be held in Istanbul, Türkiye. Five candidates have made it to the shortlist for this role. (L-R) Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou, Anda Filip, Sangsoo Jun, Fatou Dieng Thiam, Cecilia Widegren.

Year End Review 2025: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, India

Year End Review 2025: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, India

The year 2025 marked a highly productive and reform-oriented phase for India’s Parliament, with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) playing a pivotal role in legislative coordination, digital transformation, youth engagement, and parliamentary consensus-building.

IPJ Global Report: Women in Parliaments Around the World in 2025 (The most comprehensive, fully illustrated data-analysis of gender representation in 2025)

IPJ Global Report: Women in Parliaments Around the World in 2025

Global women in parliaments 2025 report. Key facts, stats, leading countries, challenges, and progress toward gender parity in national legislatures.

Global Parliamentary Year-Ender 2025

Parliament Year ender

Review the defining global parliamentary trends of 2025. From the UN’s 80th anniversary to historic leadership shifts in Europe and Asia.

WTO and IPU Urge Parliaments to Ratify Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretary General Martin Chungong have jointly called on national parliaments

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretary General Martin Chungong have jointly called on national parliaments to ratify the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. This landmark agreement is the first WTO accord to focus on environmental sustainability.

Samoa Parliament to Be dissolved, heads to early Elections

Samoa Parliament

Samoa will head to early general elections after its Parliament failed to pass the national budget. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa confirmed the dissolution of Parliament in a live address on Wednesday.

King Charles III to Open Canada Parliament in Historic Visit Amid US Tensions

King Charles III to Open Canada Parliament in Historic Visit Amid US Tensions

King Charles III has arrived in Canada for a historic and symbolic two-day visit. This marks his first trip to the country since his coronation and his 20th visit overall. The highlight: delivering the Speech from the Throne on Tuesday to open the 45th session of Canada Parliament.

Spain Parliament Approves Motion to Ban Arms Sales to Israel Over Gaza War

Spanish Parliament - Cortes Generales

Spain’s Parliament passed a non-binding motion urging the government to impose a full arms embargo on Israel. The move comes in response to Israel’s ongoing military operations in Gaza.

Japan Parliament Debates Pension Reform, Passes Cyber Defense Bill

Japan Parliament- National Diet of Japan

Japan’s parliament has begun official deliberations on public pension reform legislation, while also passing a controversial cyber defense bill aimed at strengthening the nation’s digital security posture.

Maldives Parliament Impeaches Two Supreme Court Judges

Maldive parliament People's Majlis president

Maldives Parliament impeached two Supreme Court judges, intensifying a political crisis linked to President Muizzu’s anti-defection measures.