Countries with lower levels of service delivery tend to have one thing in common: they have little or no provisions for effective sanctions or rewards.
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En los últimos años, se registra un aumento del repertorio de manifestaciones sociales, que muestran que la política importa, aunque de una manera diferente a la tradicional.
Esta obra colectiva presenta una selección de estudios de democracia directa y participativa en América Latina.
What is a constitution? Why do constitutions matter? How are constitutions made? International IDEA’s Constitution Building Programme is pleased to announce the release of new and upgraded, easy-to-understand, jargon-free initiatives which respond to these questions, for specialist and non-specialists audiences alike.
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A limitation clause enables constitutional rights to be partially limited, to a specified extent and for certain limited and democratically justifiable purposes, while prohibiting restrictions that are harmful to democracy by reason on their purpose, nature or extent.
In recent years, and under the influence of new telecommunications and social media, citizen movements have emerged as an alternative to political party membership for citizen participation in democratic decision-making processes.
The use of information technologies in elections is not new. However, the introduction of open source software in election technology is a relatively new concept, and it has not so far been widely adopted.
In Tunisia, June 2014, International IDEA held a needs assessment workshop for representatives from eight civil society organizations. It focused on the importance of electoral observation and how their work can better include a gender focus.
On 26 October, the Tunisian people held their first-ever democratic and multiparty elections to elect the People’s Assembly legislature. In October 2011 Tunisia held elections to elect a constituent body (the National Constituent Assembly) mandated to deliver a democratic social contract after decades of an oppressive rule, and to fill in the legislative function for a transitory period only.
International IDEA and The Carter Center, in collaboration with the Electoral Assistance Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs, have co-organized a launch of two publications on obligations and standards for assessing electoral integrity.
NEW YORK—The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and The Carter Centertoday will launch two publications that break new ground on reviewing and assessing legal frameworks for elections.
International IDEA Secretary-General Yves Leterme, and The Carter Center CEO Mary Ann Peters will present the publications at the United Nations headquarters and discuss their conceptualization and purpose.
Elections are considered to be of paramount importance in most countries for establishing a legitimate government. Yet, this is only true when elections are fully trusted and perceived to be fair. At the same time, competition and struggle are an inherent part of elections.
One of the most outstanding aspects of the general elections held recently in Bolivia is that the Plurinational Legislative Assembly will have 81 female representatives, equivalent to 48 per cent of the total composition of the Assembly (166 members).
Uno de los aspectos más sobresalientes de las elecciones generales que acaban de realizarse en Bolivia es que la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional contará con 81 representantes mujeres, equivalente al 48% de la composición total de la Asamblea (166 miembros). En el Senado serán 16 de 36 miembros (44%) y en la Cámara de Diputados 65 de 130 (50%)1.
Hoy tienen representación parlamentaria el Frente Amplio, los blancos, los colorados y, sólo en la cámara baja, el Partido Independiente, heredero de parte del Partido Nuevo Espacio, cuyo sector mayoritario se sumó al FA.
Three parties, the Frente Amplio (FA), the Blancos, and the Colorados, are currently represented in the Uruguayan parliament. The Partido Independiente, which inherited part of the Nuevo Espacio Party and did not follow its majority to the FA, is only represented in the Lower Chamber.
Washington DC – The Fourth High Level Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy will be held at the headquarters of the Organization of American States(OAS) in Washington, DC October 16-17.
In the aftermath of what is commonly referred to as The Arab Spring – where brutal autocracies were over-thrown, today many of these same countries in the North Africa region are struggling with security issues and are seeing large-scale violence erupting throughout their territory. Whilst Tunisia is arguably one of the most stable countries in the region, security threats still loom large over Tunisia’s upcoming elections.
As predicted, the Movement for Socialism (MAS) has consolidated its hegemony in the 12 October general elections under the leadership of Evo Morales.