Centre-left Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) will form the third elected government of Bhutan following Lotay Tshering’s win in the 18 October parliamentary election. With the ruling People’s Democratic Party eliminated in the first of the two rounds of the election, the country voted between DNT and the Druk Phunsum Tshogpa (DPT), which governed between 2008-2013.
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The key findings from the most recent update to the Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Indices data are as follows.
In November 2017 International IDEA launched the first edition of a new biennial report, The Global State of Democracy.
The report provided evidence-based analysis and data on the global and regional state of democracy. It also contributed to the public debate on democracy, informed policy interventions and examined problem-solving approaches to the challenges facing democracies worldwide.
The following press information has been issued by International IDEA's Council of Member States:
The International IDEA Member States met in an extraordinary session on August, 24th and September,14th to follow up on the external audit as mandated by the Council on December 6th of last year. The outcome of the KPMG audit was shared with the International IDEA Member States, Management and Staff.
El 11 y 12 de octubre, en la ciudad de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, tuvo lugar la II Conferencia de la Asociación de Magistradas Electorales de las Américas (AMEA),con la participación de trece países de la región, organizado por el Órgano Electoral Plurinacional(OEP) de Bolivia.
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Bolivia assumes the presidency of the AMEB and promotes the debate on the Parity and Intercultural Democracy.
This issue of Constitutional INSIGHTS examines the choice between making a new constitution and amending an existing constitution to achieve substantial constitutional change.
Federalism or devolution involves the organization of public power so that government, on at least two levels, is responsive and accountable to the people that it serves.
More than 25 countries around the world operate as a federation of some kind. Many more devolve power in other ways, either across the country or in particular regions with special autonomy.
This issue of Constitutional INSIGHTS deals with the questions presented by constitutional or legal arrangements that treat one region of a state differently from others.
Two secretarial officers from the Bhutanese Parliament underwent a vigorous two-week Fellowship Programme from 20-31 August 2018 at the state parliament of Tasmania, Australia. The Fellowship Programme was part of regular fellowship programme facilitated by International IDEA since 2014 as part of strengthening institutional capacity of the Parliament of Bhutan.
The Second Annual Summer School for Young Leaders from African Political Parties took place in Kigali, Rwanda, on 6–8 June 2018. The overall theme was ‘Youth participation in political processes: emerging trends of the negative aspects of money in politics’.
More than 30 students from Uppsala University visited International IDEA HQ on 9 October 2018 as part of their undergraduate course in ‘Development Policy in Practice.’ During their visit, the Electoral Processes Team organized a three-hour workshop focusing on the intersection between elections and development—and how this plays out in practice.
One of the most striking findings of International IDEA’s Global State of Democracy Indices is that the perceived level of corruption has not changed significantly across the world in the last ten years. In particular, the regional score of Eastern and post-Soviet Europe continues to remain below the global and European averages.
Brazil will go to the polls next Sunday, 7 october, to choose the next President of the country, together with the total renovation of the Chamber of Deputies, two thirds of the Federal Senate, State Deputies and Governors. See below the infographics to understand the Brazilian electoral process.
Brasil acudirá a las urnas el próximo domingo 7 de octubre para elegir al próximo Presidente del país, junto con la renovación total de la Cámara de Diputados, dos tercios del Senado Federal, los Diputados de Estado y los Gobernadores. Vea abajo las infografías para entender el proceso electoral brasileño.
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The first Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean was held in the margins of the High-Level Segment of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York from 25-27 September 2018.
El primer Foro Global sobre América Latina y el Caribe, celebrado en los márgenes de la 73ª Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York del 25 al 27 de septiembre, reunió a los principales expertos y líderes de la región, incluidos ex jefes de estado y representantes gubernamentales, representantes de alto nivel de organizaciones regionales, universidades y think tanks para discutir y analizar el papel de América Latina y el Caribe en el escenario mundial.
The Office of International IDEA to the European Union celebrated the International Day of Democracy (15 September) by co-organizing a high-level conference on, ‘EU leadership for democracy’, at the European Parliament in Brussels on 18 September 2018.
International IDEA held the 7th High Level Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy (IRDD) on 27 September 2018, in the margins of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, in New York City. The theme of the High Level Meeting was “Sustainable Democracy and SDG 16: Path towards achieving Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions”.
Annika Silva-Leander, Head of the Democracy Assessment and Political Analysis unit at International IDEA was invited to present the most recent findings of the Global State of Democracy Indices data, funded by the Government of Sweden, at the opening seminar “Swedish aid in shrinking democratic spaces” of Stockholm Evaluation Week (SEW) at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).