ARUSHA, TANZANIA, Oct. 6 -- Members of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) have unanimously elected Mussa Zungu, the Speaker of Tanzanias National Assembly, as President of the 153rd IPU Assembly, currently taking place in Arusha.

At the meeting, presided over by IPU President Dr Tulia Ackson, the Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, brought a motion before the Council proposing Mr Zungu as President of the 153rd IPU Assembly.

The proposal was supported by representatives from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Uganda before Dr Tulia asked members of the Council whether they supported or rejected it. All members supported the proposal.

Following his endorsement, Dr Tulia con...