International IDEA organized the First Annual Retreat for Special Envoys and High Officials of ECOWAS and IGAD on Unconstitutional Changes of Government and Constitutional Transitions, from 21 to 23 October 2022 in Banjul, The Gambia.
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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.
Myanmar is rich in natural resources and a global biodiversity hotspot. Myanmar is also one of the countries worst affected by climate change and one of the least equipped to improve its resilience without external support. How to manage natural resources has always been at the heart of Myanmar’s history and learning how to manage economic development sustainably became a central question of Myanmar’s democratic transition.
A lo largo de su trayectoria política en búsqueda del poder que finalmente obtuvo en las elecciones presidenciales de 2018, el actual mandatario de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, construyó una base narrativa para convencer a su electorado sobre la base de que su triunfo había sido obtenido —no gracias, sino— a pesar de la actuación mostrada por las autoridades encargadas de organizar y vigilar al proceso comicial en su conjunto.
Recent media reports[1] [2] highlighted the worrying level of online harassment against poll workers around the 2022 United States mid-term elections. Ongoing work by International IDEA confirms that this phenomenon is not limited to the US.
سلطت تقارير وسائل الإعلام الأخيرة [1] [2] الضوء على المستوى المقلق للمضايقات عبر الإنترنت ضد العاملين في مجال الاقتراع حول انتخابات التجديد النصفي في الولايات المتحدة لعام ٢٠٢٢.
This Report provides a study of the ethnic composition of Myanmar’s subnational units together with an analysis of the historical evolution of the administrative units that existed under the 2008 Constitution.
In our first episode of the new season of Peer-to-Peer, we speak with Sarah Birch and Jeff Fischer to learn more about the effect of wildfires on elections in California. The conversation is based on an International IDEA case study that focuses on the impact of wildfires on the 2016 and 2018 electoral cycles but also on the steps taken by election administrators to protecting elections.
Transparency of politics, particularly political finance, is a cornerstone of every democratic system.
Transparency in politics—in particular with regard to political finance—lies at the core of every democracy. The availability of accessible, detailed information about the funding of political parties and candidates enables scrutiny by civil society organizations and the wider public, and ensures that all political actors can be held accountable.
La política latinoamericana abrió su periodo electoral 2022 en Costa Rica y lo cerró en Brasil, teniendo al medio la presidencial colombiana y el
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The participants of the first Constitution Academy and representatives from the European Union and International IDEA Member States celebrated the completion of the first constitution academy organized by International IDEA Sudan’s Programme on 18 November 2022.
En las últimas elecciones en Estados Unidos y Brasil, los derechos de las mujeres han sido cruciales, definiendo el voto de un importante sector de la ciudadanía.
International IDEA shared with electoral authorities, civil society, and political actors the main elements of the current state of political financing in Paraguay, as revealed by a qualitative study carried out this year.
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IDEA Internacional compartió con autoridades electorales, la sociedad civil y actores políticos las principales características del estado actual del financiamiento político en Paraguay, según las revela un estudio cualitativo realizado este año.
This news article is also available in English.
Transforming Constitution-building
The 2022 Fiji general election, for 55 seats in the Parliament, will take place on 14 December 2022. So far 316 provisional candidates have been named from 8 of the 9 political parties of which 55 are women—17 per cent of the total number. The figure is likely to increase with more provisional names expected to be announced soon. A political party may nominate up to 55 candidates by midday of 14 November 2022.