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The global proportion of parliamentarians under the age of 30 has risen by 0.4 percentage points over the past two years to 2.6%. In the Swiss House of Representatives the figure is 4%, putting it 33
rd position overall.
With half of the world’s population under 30, the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) said its report published on Thursday highlighted a sizeable deficit in the political representation of young people worldwide.
“To deliver for the people, democracy must represent all the people,” said the organisation’s president, Duarte Pacheco. “We need more young women and men parliamentarians to make parliaments more effective, innovative and inclusive.”