Hemicycle Tag

Beyond the Hemicycle: Challenges of Global Parliamentarism

The International Day of Parliamentarism –established by the UN General Assembly in 2018 through resolution A/RES/72/278– is celebrated annually on 30 June, the date of the creation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1889, an organisation that brings together all national parliaments. Parliaments are the cornerstone of democracy, one of the fundamental checks and balances of...