International IDEA conducted three webinars exploring corruption in the region as part of the “Democratic Development in the Melanesian webinar series 2022”. Absence of Corruption is one of the key attributes used to monitor the quality of democracy under International IDEA’s Global State of Democracy Indices.
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Vote buying is an electoral campaign violation that occurs in many countries, which undermines the integrity of elections and is detrimental to democratic governance. Many factors beyond electoral politics drive vote buying. Such factors influence the ‘supply side’ (political actors’ decisions to engage in vote buying), the ‘demand side’ (voters’ willingness to participate in vote buying) or both.
El resultado de las “elecciones” para conformar las Asambleas Municipales del Poder Popular, celebradas el 27 de noviembre de 2022, es un claro reflejo de la profunda crisis política, económica y social en que Cuba está inmersa.
Las protestas callejeras tienen en común el malestar de la gente.
The Juba Peace Agreement (JPA), signed on 3 October 2020 by the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Revolutionary Front coalition of armed movement factions and political groups, partially succeeded in halting hostilities between the two sides. The agreement was signed as part of the democratic and peace building arrangements put in place for the transitional period. It opened the door to confidence building and conditions conducive to political consensus and dialogue.
Across all the regions of the world, women remain underrepresented in politics. There are several barriers that women encounter when aspiring for elective positions of power and decision-making. Though there has been a notable increase in women’s representation in decision-making, especially at the parliamentary level, there has simultaneously been an increase in violence against women in politics.
El Instituto Internacional para la Democracia y la Asistencia Electoral (IDEA Internacional) rechaza el intento de quiebre del orden democrático realizado por el señor Pedro Castillo al anunciar la disolución del Congreso de la República y la intervención de los poderes del Estado en contravención a la Constitución Política del Perú.
International IDEA strongly applauds and congratulates the parties that signed the new Framework Agreement and appreciates the inputs from Sudanese stakeholders as well as the important support from particularly the trilateral negotiation team of the United Nations, African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
International IDEA, in collaboration with the European Commission (EC) and the Youth Political and Civic Engagement Cohort of the Summit for Democracy (S4D), held on 15 November 2022, an online peer-to-peer dialogue, Promoting the role of youth in political and democratic spaces. The event explored commitments on youth presented by governments at the S4D, drawing lessons learnt and identifying opportunities for further engagement for the Year of Action.
En el marco de los Acuerdos de Esquipulas (1987), la democracia en Centroamérica fue la desesperada ruta de escape ante la inminente regionalización de la guerra promovida por la administración Reagan para aplastar las insurgencias en Nicaragua (triunfante) y El Salvador (asediando el régimen).
On 30 November 2022, International IDEA launched two new knowledge products under the Global State of Democracy Initiative:
La democracia, a escala global, está bajo asalto. La mayoría de ellas sufren acoso, otras están estancadas y un tercer grupo se encuentra en claro retroceso (backslinding).
Recientemente el Financial Times publicó un artículo sobre la pésima actuación económica de América Latina en la última década.
Canada, represented by Jason LaTorre, Ambassador of Canada to Sweden, handed over the Chairship of International IDEA to the Netherlands, represented by Bengt van Loosdrecht, the Netherlands’ Ambassador to Sweden, at the Council of Member States meeting held on 1 December 2022 at International IDEA’s Headquarters in Stockholm and online.
International IDEA’s Council of Member States, chaired by Canada, unanimously approved the United States of America to become an Observer to International IDEA on 1 December 2022.
The year 2020 was very challenging for electoral stakeholders and administrators Indonesia; direct local elections were held simultaneously in all regions of the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Compounding this challenge, the 2020 direct local elections were held on 9 December, which coincides with the peak period of the rainy season in Indonesia.
Half of democratic governments around the world are in decline while authoritarian regimes are deepening their repression.
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La mitad de los gobiernos democráticos del mundo están en declive mientras que los regímenes autoritarios profundizan su represión.
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International IDEA’s Global State of Democracy 2022 Report has been published. Report Editor and International IDEA's Head of Democracy Assessment, Seema Shah, provides an overview of the findings. Democracy is in decline around the world, undermined by problems ranging from restrictions on freedom of expression to distrust in the legitimacy of elections.