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Latin America is starting off 2015 with a clear economic slowdown. The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) projects a modest recovery (2.2 per cent) with respect to last year (in 2014 growth was only 1.1 per cent, the lowest since the 2009 crisis), though these calculations may vary due to several factors.  

América Latina inicia 2015 en franca desaceleración económica. CEPAL proyecta una recuperación modesta (2,2%) respecto del año pasado (en el 2014 el crecimiento fue de tan solo 1.1.%, el menor desde la crisis de 2009), si bien estos cálculos pueden variar ya que están supeditados a un alto grado de incertidumbre y volatilidad.

En el año 2011 el II Foro Internacional de Santo Domingo anticipó muchas de las cosas que efectivamente sucedieron en la región. Ahora la tercera versión de este encuentro hemisférico promete hacer lo mismo.

Many people in Nepal see federalism as a way to empower communities and regions marginalised by the centralization of power, and to acknowledge and further promote the country’s religious, linguistic and ethnic diversity.

Understanding federalism and discussing its key issues and options are at the core of the current constitution making debate.

Calls for the integrity of elections urge governments and international actors to attach importance to the professionalism of electoral management bodies, the regulation of political finance and the promotion of equal participation and representation of women and marginalized groups.

This report consists of five chapters, covering general areas in constitution building (including the separation of powers, fundamental rights, and decentralization) and some areas that are specifically relevant to Libya (including natural resources and corruption).

The Ministry of the General Secretariat of the Presidency and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 16 December, 2014. The MOU will set forth the basis and mechanisms for cooperation in plans, research projects, training, technical assistance and support to democracy, through academic and institutional activities.

El Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia y el Instituto Internacional para la Democracia y Asistencia Electoral, Idea Internacional, firmaron un Memorando de Entendimiento el pasado 16 de diciembre que establecerá las bases y mecanismos de cooperación en planes, proyectos de investigación, capacitación, asistencia técnica y apoyo a la democracia, mediante actividades académicas e institucionales.

Electoral management bodies (EMBs) need to become more professional if they are to retain the trust of voters.

This Handbook was developed for electoral administrators and those involved in reforming EMBs. It provides comparative experience of and best practices on EMB structures and funding models, as well as means for evaluating performance.

Tabaré Vázquez’s victory by a wide margin in the second round of voting in Uruguay’s presidential election (30 November 2014), was the last in the marathon of elections held in Latin America in 2014. The seven countries that held presidential elections – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay – offer important lessons about electoral politics in the region.

El holgado triunfo de Tabaré Vázquez en el balotaje uruguayo del último domingo de noviembre, puso fin al maratón electoral latinoamericano 2014 compuesto por siete elecciones presidenciales: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panamá, Colombia, Bolivia, Brasil y Uruguay, de las cuales podemos extraer importantes tendencias en relación con el panorama político-electoral de la región.

On 27 November 2014, citizens of the Kingdom of Tonga went to the polls. This is the second election since amendments were made to the Constitution of 1875 and paved way for the Tongan people to choose their government, rather than the Monarch. Due to reforms the Monarch has ceded most of its executive powers to the Cabinet of Ministers. The electoral system introduced in the 2010 election has two main components.

This Discussion Paper analyses the Association of South East Asian Nations Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights’ progress since its establishment by examining the evolution of its relationship with stakeholders, institution-building processes and norm-setting exercises as indispensable elements of community building.

يمثل الدستور الهندي (دستور عام ١٩٤٩ مع التعديلات لغاية عام ٢٠١٢)، نصاً تأسيسياً فريداً يعتبر بمثابة الركيزة التي قامت عليها ديمقراطية الهند الناجحة لأكثر من ستة عقود.  قامت الجمعية التأسيسية للهند المكونة من وطنيين بارزين في الهند من أمثال جواهر لال نهرو وساردار فالابهاي باتيل ومولانا أبو الكلام آزاد بصياغة الدستور في الفترة من ١٩٤٦ وحتى ١٩٤٩.  وقد أصبح الدستور نافذاً في ٢٦ يناير ١٩٥٠ وكان مبشراً ببزوغ دولة الهند كجمهورية ديمقراطية ذات سيادة.  وبسبب وجود العديد من التحديات مثل الفقر

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the Government of Botswana is holding the Annual Democracy Forum in Gaborone, Botswana 24-25 Nov. 2014. This year’s forum theme is “Fostering Democracy and Development through Sound Management of Natural Resources.”

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet chaired the First Conference of Women Leaders from Chile and Peru on 17 - 18 November in Santiago, Chile. The event aimed to encourage women’s participation in the public sector, civil society and business and was organized by International IDEA and respective foreign ministries.

Durante los días 17 y 18 de noviembre se realizó en Santiago de Chile el “I Encuentro de Mujeres Líderes de Chile y Perú”, coorganizado por IDEA Internacional y los ministerios de relaciones exteriores de ambos países. La presidenta chilena Michelle Bachelet, presidió este importante encuentro.

On 23–24 June 2014 International IDEA hosted a round-table event entitled ‘Democracy Assistance and Results: Debates and Constructive Reflection’ in order to facilitate open and forward-looking discussions on the challenges (and opportunities) of applying results-management approaches to democracy assistance—that is, support to parliamentary development, electoral processes, political parties/party systems, civil society, media development and so on.

The final results of the elections which culminated in the second round re-election of Dilma Rousseff of the Workers’ Party (PT) as president of Brazil, illustrates the most striking feature of the 2014 electoral cycle: These were the most competitive presidential elections in the democratic era. The difference between Rousseff and her opponent, Aécio Neves, of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), was just more than 3 per cent: 51.64 per cent and 48.36 per cent respectively.

LIMA — International IDEA will join more than 30 experts from the Latin America region and other countries to meet with representatives of Peru’s electoral system and discuss electoral systems at the second International Congress on “Representation and National and Regional Political Participation” between 27-29 November 2014.