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The 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) is being held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 19 September 2026, hosted by the Parliament of South Africa and the CPA South Africa Branch.
India's delegation, with MPs from both Houses, is led by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh; on 15 September he held bilateral meetings with South African parliamentary leaders.
Theme: 'Strengthening International Law and Parliamentary Democracy in a Changing World Order: Commonwealth Leadership'.
The CPC is the annual gathering of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), founded in 1911 and headquartered in London.
Links Commonwealth legislatures; organises the annual CPC. The CPA India Region is chaired by the Lok Sabha Speaker
Host; bicameral - National Assembly and National Council of Provinces (NCOP)
The Rajya Sabha chooses one of its members as Deputy Chairman; Harivansh was first elected to the post on 8 August 2018.
Cape Town, on South Africa's south-western coast, is the seat of Parliament and the country's legislative capital; Pretoria is the executive capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital.
GS Paper II > International institutions > Commonwealth; Parliament
With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following statements: 1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. 2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 only
In which one of the following groups are all the four countries members of G20?
Answer: Argentina, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey
Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in
Answer: amending the Constitution
Arrange the following steps in the correct legislative process for the passage of a Money Bill in India: A) Introduction of Money Bill in Lok Sabha B) Passage in Lok Sabha C) Transmission to Rajya Sabha D) Presentation for President's assent
Answer: A-B-C-D
Consider the following statements: 1. The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or to amend a Money Bill. 2. The Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demands for Grants. 3. The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 and 2 only
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - founded 1911, HQ London, links legislatures across the Commonwealth.
National Council of Provinces, the upper house of South Africa's Parliament.