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La oficina internacional de IDEA Haití organizó un día de capacitación el 4 de julio para consultores de varios partidos políticos representados en el parlamento para redactar su plan estratégico.

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It is often said that the revolution that consequently overthrew Ben Ali’s regime in Tunisia in 2011 was one that belonged to younger generations. In fact, the presence of young people in the events that led up to the revolution was extremely important.

When we think about refugees, we rarely think about them as political actors. However, refugees may in fact have a dual political role, as they can participate in the political life of both their host and their home countries.

Corruption in Peru has had a great impact on politics and government institutions. The perception that exists surrounding corruption in the public sector, combined with a local culture that is permissive of microcorruption (e.g. bribing the police and running red lights), generates a greater tolerance of corruption and leads to the normalisation of such actions.

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The recent Irish constitutional referendum on abortion made global news, but what is less known to the international public is that the proposal for change came from a group of 100 randomly selected Irish citizens which formed a "Citizens’ Assembly", tasked with meeting, receiving public submissions and expert presentations, deliberating and producing recommendations.

For democracies to thrive, a vibrant and actively engaged citizenry and civil society are essential. Civil society can monitor and hold the state to account, it can infuse a greater diversity of voices into the policy process, and it can act as a force for democratic reform or provide resistance to democratic backsliding.

Today, we are sharing much more than just holiday pictures with each other online. We are sharing our car rides, our homes, our meals and our money. We are reconnecting with each other again in more direct ways. The old intermediaries—the taxi company, the travel agent, the bank—are being challenged by the Ubers, Grabs, Airbnbs, Snapgoods, and Kickstarters of today’s digital sphere.

Civic education has taught us that showing up at the ballot box is the main way we can have our say in our democracies. By voting, we get to select the candidates or political parties that best represent our views. Through this, we can determine which laws and policies in the realms of education, healthcare and social welfare are sustained or enacted. Thereby, we decide which officials will represent us in determining the direction that our democracies will take. 

Dans le cadre d’un processus de planification stratégique, il est essentiel que les partis politiques prennent en compte la dimension de genre.

Cette brochure s’adresse aux membres des partis politiques qui travailleront à l’élaboration de leur plan stratégique, et explique comment intégrer la dimension genre dans chacune des étapes du processus de planification.

Declaración: Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son las del miembro del personal. Este comentario es independiente de intereses nacionales o políticos específicos. Las opiniones expresadas no representan necesariamente la posición institucional de International IDEA, su Consejo de Asesores o su Consejo de los Estados Miembros.

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Miembros del parlamento peruano se reunieron el 27 de junio para reflexionar sobre las formas del parlamento y las medidas de financiamiento político. La reunión sobre la participación política de los ciudadanos y una financiación política más transparente contó con la presencia de miembros del Congreso pertenecientes a cuatro grupos parlamentarios: Fuerza Popular, Frente Amplio, Peruanos por el Kambio, y el Partido Aprista Peruano.

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Après 1986, Haïti a choisi la voie démocratique en adoptant une nouvelle Constitution, qui prévoit notamment l’établissement d’un organisme de gestion électorale indépendant : le Conseil électoral permanent (CEP). Toutefois, trente ans plus tard, le pays ne connait qu’une succession de conseils électoraux provisoires.

The Plurinational State of Bolivia recently incorporated the Comprehensive State planning System (SPIE), which establishes instruments to articulate public policy planning within central and regional autonomous governments. The main instrument for regional governments is the Comprehensive Development Territorial Plan (PTDI), which determines specific institutional courses of action needed to reach goals and outcomes defined in medium term planning.

El Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia recientemente ha incorporado el Sistema de Planificación Integral del Estado (SPIE), que establece instrumentos para articular la planificación de políticas públicas entre el nivel central y los gobiernos autónomos. El principal instrumento para los gobiernos sub-nacionales es el Plan Territorial de Desarrollo Integral que determina las acciones institucionales específicas para alcanzar las metas y resultados definidos en la planificación de mediano plazo.

Director Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de IDEA Internacional Daniel Zovatto explicó en Aristegui por qué la elección presidencial en México fue histórica y marcó un hito en América Latina. Para CNN en español, CNN. Publicado el 3 de julio de 2018.

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Peru’s members of parliament  reflected on the forms of parliament and political financing measures. The meeting on political participation of citizens and more transparent political financing was attended by members of congress belonging to four parliamentary groups: Fuerza Popular, Frente Amplio, Peruanos por el Kambio and Partido Aprista Peruano.