In partnership with the Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Philippines, International IDEA supported a number of events centered on challenges and opportunities presented by the recent promulgation of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).
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Disclaimer: Views expressed in this commentary are those of the staff member. This commentary is independent of specific national or political interests. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Board of Advisers or its Council of Member States.
International IDEA, in partnership with Youth Without Borders (JSF), organized a pilot training on Electoral Observation with gender focus on 15 and 16 June 2019 in Tunis, Tunisia. The training was attended by 19 members of JSF.
They developed a questionnaire that will be used on observing the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in October and November 2019.
"Coming into my role, I had a good measure of confidence in my abilities and what I’d bring to the [National Electoral] Board.
Monitoring the participation of women and youth in Bolivia’s national elections.
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Las mujeres y las juventudes bolivianas lanzan la campaña #PROTAGONISTAS: Paridad-Poder-Juventudes con el objetivo de que el poder de decisión de estos dos segmentos de la población trascienda las urnas.
Digital microtargeting—the use of personal data to isolate the interests, demographics and personal connections of voters—is increasingly used by political parties in election campaigns to influence the voting intentions of an electorate.
For the fifth time in Uruguayan history, simultaneous and open internal elections were held by the political parties last 30 June 2019, in keeping with the current legal framework for elections.
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El pasado 30 de junio se celebraron por quinta vez elecciones internas simultáneas y abiertas de los partidos políticos en la historia del Uruguay, de acuerdo a la normativa que rige en la actualidad en materia de procesos electorales.
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Free, fair and trusted elections provide legitimacy to governments and ensure the genuine expression of the will of the people. Electoral justice guarantees electoral processes are conducted with integrity and that mechanisms exist to restore electoral integrity when it has been violated.
Abiy Ahmed's ambitious reform agenda cannot succeed unless the office of the Attorney General is depoliticised.
Disclaimer: Views expressed in this commentary are those of the staff member. This commentary is independent of specific national or political interests. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Board of Advisers or its Council of Member States.
Today, electoral democracy is the global norm rather than the exception. It thus becomes incumbent that voters are aware of key facts: to make a well-informed decision on voting, as well as to follow steps that guarantee a valid vote. Thanks to wider access to media, informed voting has never been more possible, yet today we see it is in peril.
Information and communication technologies are increasingly prevalent in electoral management and democratic processes, even for countries without any form of electronic voting.
These technologies offer numerous new opportunities, but also new threats. Cybersecurity is currently one of the greatest electoral challenges. It involves a broad range of actors, including electoral management bodies, cybersecurity expert bodies and security agencies.
In order to ensure that young people are given the knowledge needed to participate in their democratic surroundings from an early age, International IDEA and its two national partners, Scholar Institute and Paññā Institute, are working on the development and implementation of a civic education curriculum geared towards students from ages 13-16 through the EU funded STEP Democracy programme.
In order to strengthen the performance of women candidates who will participate in the General Elections in Bolivia in 2019, women facilitators in different regions had a training on strategic knowledge to replicate this knowledge in as a broad manner as possible.
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Con el objetivo de fortalecer el desempeño de las candidatas que participarán en las elecciones generales en 2019, facilitadoras de los diversos departamentos de Bolivia tuvieron un espacio de formación en conocimientos estratégicos con miras a replicar esos conocimientos estratégicos de la manera más amplia posible.
Aclaración: Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo son exclusivas de su autor e independientes de intereses nacionales o políticos particulares. Además, estas opiniones no representan necesariamente la posición institucional de IDEA Internacional, su Junta de Asesores o su Consejo de Estados Miembros.
Disclaimer: Views expressed in this commentary are those of the staff member. This commentary is independent of specific national or political interests. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Board of Advisers or its Council of Member States.
The AU needs to take action against the Guinean president's attempt to change the constitution and extend his rule.
After the success of the first Constitution Academy in 2018, International IDEA Myanmar held its second Constitution Academy last month. The programme took place in Pyin Oo Lwin from 27 May to 4 June 2019.