Financing of political parties and electoral campaigns as part of larger political reform was the main topic of a seminar held on 28 July at theSindicatura General de la Nación in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Within the USAID “RADA: Next Generation” Program, International IDEA co-organized a closed online briefing for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the upcoming elections to the European Parliament and its impact on the EU political landscape.
The presidential and congressional elections took place in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, May 19. International IDEA, other organizations, and guests from different countries followed the elections on the ground.
During his visit to President Bernardo Arévalo, Kevin Casas-Zamora presented the work of International IDEA in Latin America and the Caribbean. They exchanged perspectives on the challenges of democracy in the region and, particularly, in Guatemala, identifying synergies for strengthening democratic institutions, and agreeing on the relevance of Electoral reform.
Garantizar la celebración ordenada de las próximas elecciones de posguerra en Ucrania, de manera que se asegure la confianza de todos los actores electorales en el proceso y los resultados de las elecciones, será vital para sostener el desarrollo democrático y la reconstrucción exitosa del país. Estas elecciones de posguerra presentarán desafíos de naturaleza y magnitud sin precedentes, en el espacio físico y en línea, al organismo de gestión electoral y otras autoridades estatales encargadas de proteger la integridad de las elecciones.
Ensuring the orderly conduct of the next, post-war elections in Ukraine, in a manner that ensures the confidence of all electoral stakeholders in the process and the results of the election, will be vital for sustaining the country’s democratic development and successful reconstruction. These post-war elections will present challenges of unprecedented nature and magnitude, in the physical and online space, to the election management body and other state authorities mandated to protect the integrity of elections.
Between 20 and 21 March 2024, International IDEA organized a roadmap workshop on the topic of protecting electoral processes in the information environment.
The widespread use of generative artificial intelligence tools poses a challenge for journalism, both in terms of resource optimization and in preventing threats related to misinformation and fake news. According to Honduran digital transformation specialist Rogelio Umaña, it is important to strengthen the principles of good journalism to leverage technology for the benefit of political coverage.
On March 29, 2024, Kyiv hosted a momentous conference titled "The Role of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the Path to Full Membership of Ukraine in the European Union," organized by International IDEA in collaboration with NGO "Internews-Ukraine" and the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the European Union. This conference became a pivotal platform for defining the strategic directions for the development of parliamentarism within the context of Ukraine's European integration. The discussion was moderated by experts of the USAID RADA: Next Generation Program.
The advancement of artificial intelligence brings opportunities for journalistic coverage in terms of task optimization and automation. At the same time, AI can bring risks, such as the proliferation of misinformation. Addressing these threats and seizing opportunities requires ongoing training and updating.
In Brazil, Internet and social media have been long used by political parties and candidates to campaign, but it was only in 2017 that organic electoral advertising on social media, social media boosting and paid promotion in web search engines were included in the list of permitted electoral campaign expenditures.
In 2023 we will find outstanding advances in the election of women in Latin America, but at the same time, effective equality continues to be a goal that seems distant and with complex challenges.
The commemoration of 2024 International Women's Day will be a contentious moment in many Latin American and Caribbean countries. Despite decades of significant advances, and in no doubt, also blockades and challenges for gender equality and women's empowerment in the region, today, there is greater danger for backsliding and backlash.