International IDEA

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EVENT: 2021 Global Forum Latin America and The Caribbean

Join us from 23 September to 24 September 2021 online or in-person for the 2021 Global Forum, Latin America and the Caribbean organized by FUNGLODE and International IDEA. This forum is a dual-language space for debate and pluralistic platform for the exchange of ideas, discussion and analysis of the current role of Latin America and the Caribbean on the world stage, as well as its implications and challenges.

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If there is one word that encapsulates democracy this year, it is resilience.

(View) "On International Democracy Day, let’s celebrate the bright spots and support the brave protesters, judges, journalists, activists, and politicians who dare to stand up and be counted." --...

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What's New

Sep
24
2021

A snap vote in the pandemic shows Canada as one of a kind

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Sep
22
2021

Image credit: World Bank Photo Collection

Denounce Guinea’s Coup—and Incumbent Leaders’ Abuses of Power

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Sep
22
2021

From left to right: Francisco Morales, Director of the Center for Digital Studies and Monitoring (CEMD) of the Electoral Tribunal; Dr Daniel Zovatto, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean; Marcelo Varela - Erasheva, IDEA Project Manager in Panama; Judge Eugenia María Zamora, Vice President of the TSE; Judge Alfredo Juncá, Second Vice-President of the Electoral Tribunal; Judge Luis Antonio Sobrado, president of the TSE. Image credit: International IDEA

Horizontal cooperation mission between the Electoral Tribunal of Panama and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica

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Sep
15
2021

Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General of International IDEA. Image credit: International IDEA.

Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament

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Upcoming Events

29 September 2021

Online

Elected to lead: A webinar on women and democracy

This year marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Sweden, practiced for the first time in September 1921. Five women were elected to the Parliament (Riksdag) then, today 46 percent of the members of parliament are women. Women's political participation and leadership have paved the way for many important reforms for gender equality and justice.

30 September 2021

Suva

Women in Politics: Challenges faced by Women in the Path of Politics

The sixth webinar under the Democratic Development in Melanesia Webinar series 2021 will look into challenges faced by Women in the path of Politics in Fiji.

27 July 2020

Understanding COVID-19 and Democracy

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is changing how we lead our lives and how political leaders are making decisions at the local, national and global level. What does this mean for immediate decisions on elections and how does it shape the adjustments made around governance and emergency powers?