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Why parliaments are emerging as the next frontier of AI governance

Incoming IPU chief Anda Filip argues lawmakers must play a larger role as AI reshapes democratic institutions.

Anda Filip, at right, is pictured with Martin Chungong at the 152nd IPU Assembly in Istanbul in April 2026.
Anda Filip, at right, is pictured with Martin Chungong at the 152nd IPU Assembly in Istanbul in April 2026, when she was elected to succeed him as the global organization’s next secretary general. (©IPU)

GENEVA (AN) — The next secretary general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union says national parliaments will need to play a larger role in international governance as artificial intelligence, democratic backsliding and geopolitical tensions reshape the institutions that underpin international cooperation.

Speaking ahead of taking office on July 1, Anda Filip outlined a vision in which parliamentary diplomacy complements traditional diplomacy by giving legislators a greater role in addressing cross-border challenges ranging from armed conflict to artificial intelligence.

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