Member Debrief: Video Conference on Global Migration
Legislators from Athens, Ankara, Beirut, Berlin, Brussels, London, Paris, Stockholm, Tunis and Vienna came together to discuss the current global migration crisis.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), French Senate and National Assembly co-organised a meeting of MPs to discuss their role and voice in the COP21 discussions.
PN Review - November 2015 The PN quarterly publication for Members discusses inequality, cultural heritage, risk management, LAC regional outlook, and commodity pricing.
2016 Global Parliamentary Conference - the PN will be organising its flagship event in Washington, D.C. during 10-12 April 2016. Kindly send your expressions of interest to jpo1@parlnet.org to begin registration.
The PN will be publishing its quarterly Network Review in March 2016. Kindly send your submissions to enoh@princeton.edu to begin the editing process.
Field Visit Programme - the PN will be conducting its 2016 Field Visit Programme in Indonesia from 1-4 February 2016. Due to the abundance of interest from our Membership, registration is now closed.
Elections from around the World
Egypt
22/11/2015
First Phase (of two) Free Egyptians Party - 41 seats
Nation's Future Party - 26 seats New Wafd Party - 16 seats Republic People's Party - 11 seats
Al-Nour Party - 8 seats
Homeland Defenders Party - 7 seats
Conference Party - 5 seats
Others - 11 seats
Burkina Faso
29/11/2015 People's Movement for Progress - 55 seats
Union for Progress and Change - 33 seats Congress for Democracy and Progress - 18 seats Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement - 5 seats
Alliance for Democracy and Federation - African Democracy Rally - 3 seats
New Alliance of Faso - 2 seats
National Rebirth Party - 2 seats
Others - 6 seats
Venezuela
06/12/2015 Democratic Unity Roundtable - 109 Seats Great Patriotic Pole - 55 seats
Indigenous - 3 seats
Spain
Congress of Deputies 20/12/2015 Popular Party - 123 seats
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party - 90 seats Podemos (3 parties) - 57 seats
Citizens - 40 seats
In Common We Can - 12 seats
Republican Left of Catalonia - 9 seats
Democracy and Freedom (DiL) - 8 seats
Others - 11 seatsSenate 20/12/2015 Popular Party - 124 seats
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party - 47 seats
Podemos (3 parties) - 12 seats
Republican Left of Catalonia - 6 seats
Basque Nationalist Party - 6 seats
Democracy and Freedom (DiL) - 6 seats
In Common We Can - 4 seats
Others - 3 seats