Pushing gender parity and youth participation to the forefront of the political agenda
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Women around the world make up over half of the total population, but their numbers in decision-making positions are yet to reach equality with men. Paraguay is no exception. In recent years the number of female candidates at all levels is on the rise but results from last year’s General Elections show a relative stagnation in the number of women elected to office. Presently all 17 governors are men, and there was only one female governor in the previous administration.
Disclaimer: Views expressed in this commentary are those of the staff member. This commentary is independent of specific national or political interests. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Board of Advisers or its Council of Member States.
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On 22 April 2018, Paraguay held its seventh general elections in its history to renew national, local and MERCOSUR authorities, in a context of macro-economic stability, with an average economic growth of 4 per cent, well above its neighboring countries, but with high levels of uncertainty in the political sphere.
For the first time in Paraguay’s history, International IDEA, collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Paraguay, organized four BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) workshops as part of the European Union’s Promotion of Democracy through Capacity Development of the National Electoral Management Body
The Superior Electoral Tribunal of Paraguay partners with International IDEA to organize workshops to explore the challenges and ways forward to enhance women’s political participation and promote their citizenship rights in the country.
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International IDEA's Latin America and Caribbean programme responds to requests from actors in Paraguay to build capacity through technical assistance, comparative applied knowledge resources and by providing a space for dialogue.
On Monday, 22 August 2016, the Superior Tribunal of Electoral Justice (STEJ) of Paraguay, the European Union Delegation in Paraguay and the Mission of International IDEA, gathered at the headquarters of the STEJ to coordinate joint actions with an objective of cooperating on the institutional strengthening of the electoral organ.
La participación política de las mujeres ha demostrado grandes avances en los últimos años. Al parecer los diversos países del mundo se encuentran un búsqueda de la paridad de género en la política, pero ¿qué tan cerca estamos de ella?
Gender quotas are numerical targets that stipulate the number or percentage of women that must be included in a candidate list or the number of seats to be allocated to women in a legislature. They aim to reverse discrimination in law and practice and to level the playing field for women and men in politics.
An effective electoral justice system is a key element in the unfolding of a free, fair and genuine democratic process.
Without a system to mitigate and manage inequality or perceptions of inequality, even the best management of an electoral process may lead to mistrust in the legitimacy of the elected government.
Hasta hace poco más de 30 años, sólo tres países latinoamericanos gozaban de regímenes democráticos con procesos electorales competitivos: Colombia, Costa Rica y Venezuela.
La presente obra tiene como objetivo reunir, sistematizar, analizar y divulgar las características principales de la regulación jurídica de los partidos políticos en dieciocho países de América Latina. Busca, asimismo, identificar las principales tendencias de reforma, los temas abordados en el proceso reformador y los que aún se encuentran pendientes de regulación o claramente subregulados.
Como expresa la declaración mundial “Una llamada para defender la democracia”, impulsada por IDEA Internacional y el National Endowment for Democracy, y a la que se sumaron más de 500 políticos, líderes civiles, premios nobel e instituciones pro democracia, la pandemia del Covid-19 “es también una crisis política que amenaza el futuro de la democracia liberal”.
FIU Green School, de la Universidad Internacional de la Florida, la Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), Global Americans e IDEA Internacional invitan al seminario web “La Cumbre de las Américas, vista desde América Latina”.
El director regional de IDEA Internacional en América Latina y el Caribe, Daniel Zovatto, participará en el segundo panel del lunes 9 de mayo, titulado: “Conversación entre empresarios sobre que esperan de la Novena Cumbre de las Américas.”