In October and November 2014, Tunisia will hold parliamentary and presidential elections, the first after the adoption of the new constitution earlier this year. Both elections will be administered by The High Independent Election Commission in Tunisia (ISIE).
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Indonesia can provide a useful model for nascent democracies in the region.
Since its first democratic elections in 1999, systematic and professional electoral observation by Indonesia’s civil society organizations has played a vital role in improving the overall quality of elections and building confidence by ensuring election results are accepted by candidates and parties.
International IDEA’s experience has shown that its citizen-led assessment frameworks provide a useful means for working within the post-2015 development framework.
South Africa, 9 – 10 September, 2014
As South Africa celebrates 20 years of freedom and democracy, International IDEA is marking the occasion with a Democracy Roundtable event on 9 – 10 September entitled Marking Gains and Counting Losses in 20 Years of Democracy: Perspectives on Democratic Accountability in South Africa.
A constitutional amendment alters the content of a constitutional text in a formal way. Constitutions need to be amended over time to adjust provisions that are inadequate, to respond to new needs, including supplementing rights. Otherwise, the text of a constitution cannot reflect social realities and political needs over time. Yet the constitution also needs to be protected from short-sighted or partisan amendments.
This Policy Brief argues that the citizen-led assessment approach should be used to implement, monitor and establish country owned accountability mechanisms for the post-2015 development agenda.
International IDEA’s State of Democracy, State of Local Democracy and Democratic Accountability assessment frameworks (developed as global public goods) offer a basis for designing such a framework.
During this half of 2014, the Parliamentary Centre and International IDEA will partner once again in supporting Bhutan’s democratic development.
“Just because public financing of political parties is unpopular in Peru doesn’t mean it’s not important.”
“Que el financiamiento público de partidos políticos sea impopular en el Perú no quiere decir que no sea importante.” Con esas palabras, el Director para América Latina y el Caribe de IDEA Internacional, Daniel Zovatto, sugirió que se considere la aplicación de la ley peruana que ya prevé esa figura. “Nadie está pidiendo que se invierta y financie a los partidos solo con recursos públicos, tiene que haber un sistema mixto, con recursos públicos y privados”.
International IDEA and the Central Electoral Board of the Dominican Republic jointly organized the International Seminar “Elections and Technology”, held in Santo Domingo on August 21 and 22, 2014.
IDEA Internacional y la Junta Central Electoral de República Dominicana co-organizaron el Seminario Internacional “Elecciones y Tecnología” el cual se realizó en Santo Domingo los días 21 y 22 de agosto del 2014.
The International Seminar “Elections in Central America and Dominican Republic: evaluation of experiences and lessons learned” was carried out in San José, Costa Rica, on August 12, 13 and 14, 2014. It was jointly organized by International IDEA and the Costa Rican Supreme Tribunal of Elections, through the Institute for Education and Studies in Democracy (IFED).
Los días 12, 13 y 14 de agosto de 2014 se llevó a cabo en San José, Costa Rica, el Seminario Internacional “Elecciones en América Central y República Dominicana: evaluación de experiencias y lecciones aprendidas”, organizado conjuntamente por IDEA Internacional y el Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica, a través del Instituto de Formación y Estudios en Democracia (IFED).
El encuentro es organizado por la Junta Central Electoral de República Dominicana e IDEA Internacional, en el cual especialistas de varios países latinoamericanos compartirán experiencias en tecnología aplicada a los procesos electorales con el propósito de tener un referente para la toma de decisiones de cara a los procesos electorales siguientes.
While many countries have addressed political party finance constitutionally, such provisions are usually phrased in general terms, leaving the details to law and to the regulations promulgated by enforcement agencies.
Legal reforms to political party finance systems are not a panacea: but when written and implemented well, the legal framework can help address significant challenges that face political party systems.
En nous basant sur le temps de la dictature des Duvalier et les 25 ans qui suivent la chute de cette dictature, il apparait que les investigations qui s’imposent devraient être ordonnées autour de l’interrogation centrale suivante : dans quelle mesure les partis politiques installés en Haïti depuis 1986 sont-ils des obstacles ou des facilitateurs à la démocratie ?
The “Domingo García Rada” Chair in Democracy will kick off its activities with a conference on 18 August, led by Dr Daniel Zovatto, regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean (International IDEA). The focus will be on ‘The State of Democracy in Latin America’.
La Cátedra Democracia “Domingo García Rada" surge en respuesta a la necesidad de fortalecer las labores de educación y formación académica, así como la de altos estudios en material electoral que realiza el Jurado Nacional de Elecciones.
As Peru prepares for the coming regional and municipal elections, national and international experts will gather in Lima on 19 and 20 August for an international seminar on “Financing of Politics in Peru.” The aim is to analyze the role of money in politics, the role of political organizations in the country’s institutions and the financing of the current electoral campaign.
En momentos en que el país está próximo a los comicios regionales y municipales se reunirán en Lima, este 18 y 19 de agosto, expertos nacionales e internacionales en el seminario internacional “Financiamiento de la Política en el Perú”, para analizar el rol del dinero en la política y evaluar el papel de las organizaciones políticas en la vida institucional del país y el financiamiento obtenido en la actual campaña electoral.