Portugal’s MP Duarte Pacheco has been elected the new President of the IPU – Inter Parliamentary Union for the year 2020-2023. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament, Om Birla, has conveyed his best wishes to Duarte Pacheco on being elected as the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and stated that in the ideals of democracy, consensus building, rule of law, and multilateralism Their confidence will help build a more focused and robust IPU over time. The election process for the selection of the IPU president was through remote electronic secret voting, with a 24-hour time limit