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The first ballot put Nicolas Sarkozy in the lead with 31.1% to Ségolène Royal’s 25.8%, a result not nearly as close as several polls had predicted. Polls taken prior to the second round suggested that Sarkozy would win on May 6 with approximately 54% of the vote. The key was François Bayrou, a centrist chosen by 18.5% of voters, whom both candidates wooed relentlessly. The far-right ...

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is the international organization of parliaments of sovereign states. It protects and builds global democracy through political dialogue and concrete action. The IPU also fosters contacts, coordination and the exchange of experiences among parliaments and parliamentarians of all member countries. It is the focal point of international parliamentary dialogue ...

The Co-chairs of the Canada-China Legislative Association (CCLA), the Honourable Joseph A. Day, Senator, and Mr. Tom Wappel, M.P., conducted the CCLA annual Co-chairs visit to China from March 12 to 16, 2007. During the visit, the Co-chairs had the opportunity to visit Shanghai, Qingdao and Beijing and meet with their counterparts in the Chinese branch of the CCLA. The Co-chairs were ...

Mr. David Tilson, M.P., Mr. Scott Simms, M.P., and Mrs Francine Lalonde, M.P., travelled to Strasbourg to participate in the second part-session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in which Canada enjoys observer status, along with Israel and Mexico. They were accompanied by association secretary Philippe Méla and advisor Sebastian Spano, and were joined in ...

At your Fifth Session last spring, my colleague the Honourable Raynell Andreychuk -- my Co‑Chair and a senator -- spoke of our Association’s commitment to Africa’s parliamentarians. With your indulgence, I would like to take a few moments to sketch the broad outlines, the major missions, of our Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association.

The Association’s purpose is to encourage exchanges between parliamentarians from Canada and African countries around the core parliamentary duties of oversight, accountability and representation and to enhance Canadian parliamentarians’ understanding of the issues, opportunities and challenges facing the African continent. In support of its objectives, the Association regularly conducts ...

TasmaniaHon. Michael Polley, MP, Speaker of the House of Assembly Australia Senator the Hon. Alan Ferguson, for Senator the Hon. John Hogg, President of the Senate

The visit began with briefings at NATO Defence College (NDC) in Rome. Lt. Col. Mario Masdea, Chief of Public Affairs Office, briefly introduced the history, mission and organisational structure of the College. The NDC was opened in 1951 and its mission is to prepare selected officers and officials for important NATO and NATO-related multinational appointments and to conduct academic studies ...

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