Among the parliaments of the world, there are those with claims to have set a "record" as being the oldest, the largest, or the first to have undertaken some legislative reform. == Oldest == The first recorded legislative body on record is the bicameral ukkim found in Uruk in Iraq that was founded in around 2800 BC. The oldest recorded parliament still in existence is the Althing, the ruling legislative body of Iceland.
Among the parliaments of the world, there are those with claims to have set a "record" as being the oldest, the largest, or the first to have undertaken some legislative reform. == Oldest == The first recorded legislative body on record is the bicameral ukkim found in Uruk in Iraq that was founded in around 2800 BC. The oldest recorded parliament still in existence is the Althing, the ruling legislative body of Iceland.
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