International Day of Parliamentarism

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2022 Date	30 June 2022
2023 Date	30 June 2023

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International Day of Parliamentarism in 2022

Thursday, 30 Jun

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International Day of Parliamentarism History

The International Day of Parliamentarism commemorates parliaments and highlights their role in improving everyone’s day-to-day lives. The International Day of Parliamentarism is observed annually on June 30th, the date in which the global organization of parliaments was founded back in 1889.

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On this International Day of Parliamentarism we look at the history of Parliament House. Parliament met in the building for the first time on 4 August 1868, and construction was completed in 1889. 📖 Read the full story: https://t.co/JTvWG2L42q 📷 Parliament House, c 1878. https://t.co/jD8W0ftOiQ
— Queensland State Archives (@QSArchives) June 29, 2021

That is the dream of the Africa Young Parliamentarians Network (AYPN) which we officially launched yesterday during celebrations to commemorate this year's International Day of Parliamentarism. 2/3 https://t.co/L0MscaNwTE
— Hon Kuria Kimani, MP Molo (@KuriaKimaniMP) July 1, 2021

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International Day of Parliamentarism Facts

Parliamentary systems are typically either bicameral, consisting of 2 chambers, or unicameral, 1 chamber. According to the UN, out of 193 countries, 79 are bicameral and 114 are unicameral.
As of 2020, only 28% of the world's members of parliament were under 45.
As of 2020, only 25% of the world's members of parliament were women.