National Assembly or Parliament (Bunge), United Republic of Tanzania

unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (Bunge) (393 seats; 264 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 113 women indirectly elected by proportional representation vote, 5 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the Zanzibar House of Representatives, 10 appointed by the president, and 1 seat reserved for the attorney general; members serve … Read more

Inter-Parliamentary Union

-Nimish Kumar. The IPU is the global organization of national parliaments, to empower parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development. What began in 1889 as a small group of parliamentarians, dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, has since grown into a truly global organization of national parliaments. Today, our membership inches … Read more

African Union (AU)

-Nimish Kumar. The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999).  History: In May 1963, 32 Heads of independent African States met in Addis … Read more

European Parliament

-Nimish Kumar. The European Parliament is an important forum for political debate and decision-making at the EU level. The Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by voters in all Member States to represent people’s interests with regard to EU law-making and to make sure other EU institutions are working democratically. Organisation MEPs may … Read more

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP)

-Nimish Kumar. The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is one of the organs of the African Union (AU) as set out by the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (Abuja Treaty). The Parliament is intended as a platform for people from all African states to be involved in discussions and decision-making on the problems and challenges facing … Read more

GRULAC (Group of Latin America and the Caribbean)

-Nimish Kumar. The GRULAC is a non-binding consensus and dialogue group comprising all Latin American and Caribbean countries, the purpose of which is to reach consensus on the different topics of the Region. In general terms, the coordinator or president of the group is responsible for: calling the meetings; sharing important documents regarding issues of common … Read more

Mexico Parliament / The Congress of the Union / Congreso de la Unión

Mexico’s Congress was established in 1917 and has two chambers: the Chamber of Representatives and the Chamber of Senators (which is commonly referred to as the Republic’s Senate). The Chamber of Representatives is comprised of five hundred members who are elected every three years, with the possibility of being elected for up to four consecutive terms. The … Read more

Chile Parliament / The National Congress of Chile / Congreso Nacional de Chile

The Constitution of 1980, like its predecessor of 1925, provides for abicameral system in which the National Congress consists of two arms, theChamber of Deputies and the Senate. In Chile, the Congress has two main functions: (a) the Co-legislative Power and (b) the Monitoring Power. http://www.congreso.cl/The 1980 Constitution, like that of 1925, established a presidential system … Read more

French National Assembly: 4 bills and 1 motion for a resolution

-Nimish Kumar. Thursday March 25 from 9 a.m. , as part of the parliamentary day of the UDI-I political group, the National Assembly examines the following bills: Discussion of the bill adopted by the Senate to protect minors from dangerous uses of nitrous oxide  See the legislative file Discussion of the motion for a resolution, under article … Read more

France SE’NAT: Law Commission adopts a more effective and balanced bill

-Nimish Kumar. Friday March 19, 2021 Meeting on March 17 and 18, 2021, the Law Commission adopted the bill confirming respect for the principles of the Republic by modifying it by 105 amendments , including 73 by rapporteurs, Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio (Les Républicains – Val-d ‘ Oise) and Dominique Vérien (Union Centriste – Yonne) . Regretting the late awakening of the Government in the face of a separatist phenomenon, in particular … Read more