Thirty years on from its initial democratic transition and after several changes of system, Mongolians are still seeking to improve the electoral process by addressing the mechanism for converting votes cast in elections to seats gained in the Great Hural. There is particular interest in mixed systems.
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The first school for girls in Sudan was established in 1907 by a Mahdist warrior named Babiker Bedri, who realised from that time the importance of women's education. Initially, the classes were held at his home and were attended by nine of his own daughters and eight of his neighbours' young girls.
El Día Internacional de la Mujer (8M) se conmemora este año en Paraguay en el marco de la campaña para las Elecciones Generales y Departamentales del 30 de abril 2023, en las que la ciudadanía elegirá a las autoridades del gobierno y del Congreso para los próximos 5 años.
La Autoridad Intergubernamental para el Desarrollo (IGAD) y el Instituto Internacional para la Democracia y Asistencia Electoral (IDEA Internacional) han firmado un Memorando de Entendimiento (MOU) para consolidar su asociación estratégica en el fortalecimiento de las capacidades regionales para la gobernanza democrática, los procesos electorales efectivos, la participación política, mediación y prevención de conflictos en los Estados miembros de la IGAD.
The Summit for Democracy is an initiative headed by the United States Government to discuss how to advance the Summit’s three broad themes: strengthening democracy and defending against authoritarianism; addressing and fighting corruption; and advancing respect for human rights.
The Summit for Democracy is an initiative headed by the United States Government to discuss how to advance the Summit’s three broad themes: strengthening democracy and defending against authoritarianism; addressing and fighting corruption; and advancing respect for human rights.
The Summit for Democracy is an initiative headed by the United States Government to discuss how to advance the Summit’s three broad themes: strengthening democracy and defending against authoritarianism; addressing and fighting corruption; and advancing respect for human rights.
The Summit for Democracy is an initiative headed by the United States Government to discuss how to advance the Summit’s three broad themes: strengthening democracy and defending against authoritarianism; addressing and fighting corruption; and advancing respect for human rights.
No parliament in the world is fully gender-sensitive. Women and gender-diverse people are relatively recent arrivals into political life, so many parliamentary institutions have developed without respect for their needs and experiences. This has led to discriminatory and exclusionary cultures, practices, and outcomes, many of which are unintentional.
El Encuentro Suprarregional de Mujeres, celebrado en Córdoba, Argentina, el 9 y 10 de febrero, contó con la asistencia de más de 2400 personas y 200 autoridades y lideresas de diferentes provincias de Argentina, así como invitadas e invitados de Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile,
International Women’s Day (IWD) an event borne from the suffrage women’s movement since 1909, is a day that globally celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Each annual celebration calls for action to accelerate gender equality which often is linked to other institutionalised and social driven inequalities. This year’s theme to embrace equity is yet another call for action.
Después de las cuestionadas elecciones presidenciales de 2018, la oposición venezolana de nuevo tiene el reto de superar las diferencias internas que le han impedido desarrollar una estrategia electoral eficiente que la convierta en una amenaza política para el régimen de Nicolás Maduro.
It is with deep sorrow and heavy heart that we share the sad news of Dr Bassma Kodmani’s passing. A highly reputed political scientist and a professor of International Relations at Paris University, she was the founder and board member of the Arab Reform Initiative, which she had led as Executive Director.
“The European Parliament has a commendable record of standing up for human rights and democracy, and International IDEA is keen to support that continued effort”.
Fiji has concluded the 2023 elections and the results are in. Although the Melanesian country has achieved the change in power that many had hoped for, the picture is less rosy for women’s representation in parliament. Could the offensive treatment women politicians received on social media be to blame?
عملت المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات في عام ٢٠١٦ مع خبراء بارزين في القانون الدستوري على وضع منهجية جديدة لتقييم الدساتير. وتتألف المنهجية من تقييم ‘أداء’ الدستور المعني، وهذا يتضمن تحديد أهدافه والسعي للتأكد من تحقيقها بناء على بيانات مأخوذة من مصادر مختلفة. وقد طبقت المؤسسة تلك المنهجية منذ ذلك الحين على عدد من البلدان بالتعاون مع خبراء وشركاء محليين.
International IDEA is saddened by the passing of Frene Ginwala on 12 January 2023, at the age of 90.
The Institute wishes to convey its deepest condolences and sympathies to the Ginwala family and the people of South Africa. Frene Ginwala served as a Board Member of International IDEA from 1995-1999, the very first years of the Institute.
Every year, several institutions and organizations select a word of the year, reflecting the ethos, concerns, interests (and even internet searches) of people around the world during that time. One such institution is the Collins Dictionary, which selected “Permacrisis” as the word of the year for 2022.