Après une longue crise électorale et politique fin 2015, le Président d’Haïti Michel Martelly et les présidents des deux chambres du Parlement sont finalement parvenus à négocier un accord en février 2016, devant permettre la reprise du processus électoral interrompu et le retour sur la voie de la transition démocratique.
Après une longue crise électorale et politique fin 2015, le Président d’Haïti Michel Martelly et les présidents des deux chambres du Parlement sont finalement parvenus à négocier un accord en février 2016, devant permettre la reprise du processus électoral interrompu et le retour sur la voie de la transition démocratique.
De nuevo en un proceso electoral disputado Luego de un convulso fin del año 2015 e inicio del 2016, el presidente de Haití Michel Martelly y los presidentes de ambas cámaras en el Parlamento negociaron un acuerdo dirigido a reanudar el proceso electoral que se vio interrumpido y retomar el camino de la transición democrática.
De nuevo en un proceso electoral disputado Luego de un convulso fin del año 2015 e inicio del 2016, el presidente de Haití Michel Martelly y los presidentes de ambas cámaras en el Parlamento negociaron un acuerdo dirigido a reanudar el proceso electoral que se vio interrumpido y retomar el camino de la transición democrática.
Following a tumultuous end of 2015 and start of 2016 Haiti’s President Michel Martelly and the presidents of the two chambers of parliament brokered a deal in February aimed at resuming the interrupted electoral process and return to the path of democratic transition.
Following a tumultuous end of 2015 and start of 2016 Haiti’s President Michel Martelly and the presidents of the two chambers of parliament brokered a deal in February aimed at resuming the interrupted electoral process and return to the path of democratic transition.
International IDEA have been working to support the Parliament of Bhutan since 2013. To continue our assistance in building the institutional capacity of the Parliament, International IDEA have deployed a staff member for 4 weeks to mentor the Research Division of the National Assembly (NAB) and National Council of Bhutan (NCB) from 28 March 2016 until 28 April 2016.
MEPA is an online Master Programme providing advanced learning on electoral processes for current and aspiring election professionals. It targets mid/upper level professionals who want to acquire the specific knowledge and skills to work as election administrator, and/or to work as a part of Election Management Bodies (EMBs).
On 25 March International IDEA and Les Petits Matins launched the French edition of Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders at an event at the residence of the Belgian Ambassador in Paris.
On 21-22 March 2016, the Mongolian Government hosted a seminar on “Democratic Transitions in Asia: Lessons Learned from Transitional Elections”. The seminar hosted participants from 10 Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Timor Leste, who shared their first-hand experiences of different types of transitions.
Bhutan’s transition to democracy is in many ways unique. While in most cases, countries begin their transition in response to political, social or economic calamity, the political transformation of Bhutan was a clear case of a planned and long envisioned goal by the country’s revered monarch King Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
Over the past 30 years an increasing number of countries have employed elections to determine the will of their people and form representative governments.
The idea that electoral management bodies (EMBs) should conduct regular risk assessments has become increasingly popular and the demand for International IDEA’s Electoral Risk Management Tool has exploded in recent years.
Elections are central to establishing a legitimate democratic government. However, a democratic government’s degree of legitimacy depends on the extent to which elections are trusted and perceived to be free and fair.
At the same time, competition is an inherent part of elections, which can tempt actors to engage in various types of misconduct during the many stages of the electoral process.
The elections organised on Africa’s Super Sunday a week ago have put the current status of democracy on full display. In Benin and Cape Verde, fierce electoral campaigns by political parties and candidates led to leadership turnover in the presidential office and national assembly, respectively. In Congo, Niger and Zanzibar, on the other hand, election day on 20 March tells the story of more reluctant marches toward democratic transition–if not departures from the democracy path.
The African Union (AU) is one of the world’s most advanced regional organizations in terms of its mandate and instruments to create, protect and promote democracy in its member states.
Nine primers on constitution building in Arabic have been added to the website.
