Inter-Parliamentary Union chooses president from three candidates
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News
The Inter-Parliamentary Union is to elect its next president on 9 October from among three candidates from Azerbaijan, Australia and Chile, to succeed Tanzanian Tulia Ackson. The vote is taking place during the organisation’s 153rd Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, and the winner will serve a three-year term, according to the Daily News.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the global organisation of national parliaments, will choose its next president in Arusha on Friday, 9 October, from among three candidates from Azerbaijan, Australia and Chile, the Daily News reports.
Azerbaijani MP Sahiba Gafarova, president of the Milli Majlis, her country’s parliament, is facing Milton Dick, president of Australia’s House of Representatives, and Chilean senator Rojo Edwards Silva. The winner will succeed Tanzanian Tulia Ackson, whose three-year term ends in October, and lead the IPU for the next three years. The election is taking place during the organisation’s 153rd Assembly, as parliaments face geopolitical challenges.
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