International Day of Parliamentarism

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2023 Date	30 June 2023
2024 Date	30 June 2024

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International Day of Parliamentarism in 2023

Friday, 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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Updated 03:33Parliament Affairs Minister congratulates on International Day of Parliamentarism

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STATEMENT FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SADC-PF ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PARLIAMENTARISM 30TH JUNE 2022

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International Day of Parliamentarism 30 June: Shura Council: Has No Legislative Powers and Can Only Recommend Changes to New Laws

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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.
In 2021, the Inter-Parliamentary Union reported an 2.6% increase of political representors under the age of 30.
According to UN Women, in 2021, only 22% of the world's members of parliament were women.