International IDEA Sudan’s Programme launched the highly anticipated Constitution Academy. The academy is an intensive, interactive, residential academic programme, with a mixture of lectures, seminars, Q&A, exercises and simulations.
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Las elecciones internas simultáneas de las agrupaciones políticas en Paraguay se llevarán a cabo el 18 de diciembre, previas a las elecciones generales y departamentales de abril de 2023. Su preparación ha concentrado la atención de la agenda política.
On 25 October 2021, following months of political unrest, the military staged a coup on the transitional order and took power—dissolving the civilian government, deposing the Prime Minister, and imposing a state of emergency.
At home in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia lives alongside some of the world's most populous and diverse democracies. As we all emerge from two years of acute COVID-19 restrictions, some things look a little different in our neighbourhood.
This season, International IDEA will explore the effects of climate change in the form of extreme weather events, as well as other natural hazards, that cause both slow and rapid onset disasters, on the implementation of elections. Natural hazards can cause elections to be postponed, impact electoral operations, affect campaigns, and voter turnout.
Myanmar’s military junta has sought to justify the 1 February 2021 coup d’état with dubious allegations of electoral fraud surrounding the 8 November 2020 general elections. The State Administration Council perpetuates this narrative of electoral fraud and claims to be preparing fresh elections, including by making changes to election and political party laws, implementing a new electoral system, and updating the voter list.
International IDEA held a technical training on electoral risk management and a knowledge sharing session around International IDEA Election Risk Management (ERM) Tool in preparation for the upcoming election in Sierra Leone.
The Digital Campaigning and Political Finance in the Asia and the Pacific region report, co-authored by Professor Joo-Cheong Tham, Director, Electoral Regulation Research Network, Professor Andrea Carson, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University, Adhy Aman Senior Programme Manager, International IDEA, and Amy Chinnappa, Lawyer and Policy Consultant, was launched on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at Melbourne Law School by Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General, In
Apenas estamos saliendo de unas elecciones importantísimas, las de Brasil, cuando nos preparamos para otras elecciones clave, el próximo martes 8 de noviembre: las elecciones de medio término en Estados Unidos.
Successive Australian governments, for many years now, have not had an explicit policy for fostering and promoting democracy. One is needed, now more than ever.
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Board of Advisers or its Council of Member States.
El próximo 6 de noviembre en Nicaragua están programadas elecciones municipales para elegir a los gobiernos locales de los 153 municipios del país, con 5 partidos y más de 27 mil candidaturas inscritas, otro fraude electoral está por ejecutarse.
The election of Doreen Bogdan-Martin as Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union on 29 September was not just about selecting a top international bureaucrat. This election was effectively a referendum on how to rule the Republic of the Internet, an entity in which democracy has been backsliding for years.
International IDEA attended the second round of the Brazilian presidential election 2022 with a delegation led by former Presidents of Bolivia Carlos Mesa, and Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado, and composed of former Senator of Uruguay Mónica Xavier, former Senator of Paraguay Diego Abente, former Senator of Chile Sergio Bitar, as well as the Director of International IDEA for Latin America and the Caribbean Daniel Zovatto, Head of Programme in Paraguay Salvador Romero Ballivián and Mauricio Barbos
IDEA Internacional ha asistido a la segunda vuelta de la elección presidencial de Brasil de 2022 con una delegación encabezada por los expresidentes de Bolivia, Carlos Mesa, y de Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado; e integrada por la exsenadora de Uruguay, Mónica Xavier; el exsenador de Paraguay, Diego Abente; el exsenador de Chile, Sergio Bitar; así como por el director para América Latina y el Caribe, Daniel Zovatto; el director en Paraguay, Salvador Romero Ballivián y Mauricio Barbosa, asistente
International IDEA will assist in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, on Sunday 30 October 2022.
IDEA Internacional asistirá a la segunda vuelta de la elección presidencial en Brasil, el domingo 30 de octubre de 2022.
International IDEA and the Gambian National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which aims to strengthen cooperation between International IDEA and the Gambian NHRC in areas of mutual interest, by defining a framework for joint efforts to support the National Human Rights Commission in The Republic of The Gambia.
“The system of using the BVAS for the conduct of elections has come to stay. There’s no going back” – Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Board of Advisers or its Council of Member States.