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Este domingo 18 de octubre, Bolivia elegirá a las principales autoridades ejecutivas y legislativas del nivel nacional. Bolivia elige por voto popular y directo a los titulares de la Presidencia y Vicepresidencia del Estado, así como a los miembros de la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional (senadores/as y diputados/as), bajo la modalidad de elecciones concurrentes.
In this Sunday, 18 October, general elections' voters will elect the principal executive and legislative branch authorities at the national level. Bolivia elects the president and vice-president by popular and direct vote, along with the members of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (senators and members of the Chamber of Deputies, i.e. the lower house), in concurrent elections.
El Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC) y el Instituto Internacional para la Democracia y la Asistencia Electoral (IDEA Internacional) están conjuntamente desarrollando el proyecto “Elecciones en tiempos de pandemia”.
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The Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth (CIPPEC) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) are jointly undertaking the “Elections in times of the pandemic” project.
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Within the framework of a series of international conferences, in commemoration of 25 years of the work carried out by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), a second such conference was held to analyze the future and challenges of the Bolivian governmental system of representation and those in the wider Latin American region, where it has become evident to society that there is a latent deterioration of the reputation of systems of political
North Macedonia was among the first countries to postpone and then hold elections in Europe since the pandemic started. Organizing elections amid a COVID-19 pandemic posed several challenges for the State Election Commission (SEC) in Macedonia, the Government and the various political parties competing.
En el marco del ciclo de conferencias internacionales, en conmemoración de los 25 años de trabajo del Instituto Internacional para la Democracia y la Asistencia Electoral (IDEA Internacional), se desarrolló la segunda temática de análisis sobre el futuro y los retos del sistema de representación boliviano y de la región latinoamericana.
International IDEA has paid close attention to the concerns that many domestic and international actors as well as civil society have expressed on the voter education tool mVoter2020. International IDEA has been in communication with the Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) relaying these concerns and suggesting that information on any candidate’s ethnicity and religion be eliminated from the application.
Similar to elections and other democratic processes, the global COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on international election observation. In this podcast we discuss the changing nature of international election observation during and beyond the pandemic. Will election observation ever go back to the old normal? How was election observation changing even before the pandemic struck?
Below is the abstract of the article published in The ELECTION LAW JOURNAL (Volume 19, Number 3, 2020) authored by Sead Alihodzic, Senior Programme Manager in the Electoral Processes Programme, International IDEA and Toby S. James, Professor of politics and public policy in the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language, and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK.
On 29 September, the Union Election Commission of Myanmar launched a mobile application mVoter2020 in order to provide information on candidates for the November 2020 general elections as well as voter education. The content of the app is the sole responsibility of the Election Commission under the applicable law and regulations of Myanmar.
As the COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding, with a second wave of infections already being experienced by various countries, a wide range of approaches are being taken by authorities
The state of democracy in 163 countries around the world, the encouraging and worrying trends and the challenges faced by governments and peoples in guaranteeing the rule of law and human rights are some of the components of the report titled: “The State of Democracy, from a Global and Regional Perspective in 2020-2021”, which was prepared by International IDEA, and presented on Tuesday, 2
In several countries, political parties are stepping up their digital presence in the online world. This creates opportunities for political parties to reach a wider potential audience or membership base. Digitalization has been an ongoing process in political parties across the globe, and the current pandemic is likely to accelerate this process.
Determined to strengthen its support to democracy practitioners who face ever-increasing risks in the organization of elections, International IDEA provides open access to its Electoral Risk Management Tool (ERM Tool) source codes. With this initiative, the Institute encourages users to further customize the instrument to their needs and share any improvements with their peers.
El estado de la democracia en 163 países del mundo, las tendencias alentadoras y las preocupantes; así como los retos que enfrentan los gobiernos y los pueblos para garantizar el estado de derecho y los derechos humanos son algunos de los componentes del informe “El estado de la democracia en el mundo y en las Américas”, elaborado por IDEA Internacional y presentado
September 15 marked the International Day of Democracy. To date there is agreement that the pandemic is not only the worst health, socioeconomic, and humanitarian crisis ever seen in Latin America; it is accompanied by a serious challenge to governance.
The current moment is particularly apt for taking the region’s pulse as regards the effects of the coronavirus on democracy in Latin America.
Should corporate taxes be condoned until the health crisis is over? What do the political parties think about federalism, the free commercialization of marijuana or the legalization of same-sex marriage? Do they agree with our views? These are some of the issues addressed by CANDIDat@s, the web tool developed by International IDEA, with the support of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Interim governance arrangements are an institutional framework established to create a ‘bridge’ from a situation of governance that has been interrupted by political or violent crisis often situated in an authoritarian past, towards a more peaceful, inclusive and democratic government.
This Report provides an understanding of how temporary governance during major political transitions is structured and how it works in practice.