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Democracy Tracker

The Democracy Tracker provides event-centric, monthly information on democracy and human rights developments in 173 countries. Event reports describe a change to the status-quo of the state of democracy at the country level. They include a description of the event, indications of the specific aspects of democracy that have been impacted, the magnitude of the impact, links to original sources and keywords to enable further research. Click on the country hexagons below to read the most recent developments, or hover over to the country profiles menu at the top to access the full data and analysis of a specific country.

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Positive and Negative Events in October 2024

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Brazil Arrow Brazil
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Cyprus Arrow Cyprus
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Dominican Republic Arrow Dominican Republic
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India Arrow India
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Japan Arrow Japan
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New Zealand Arrow New Zealand
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Panama Arrow Panama
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Peru Arrow Peru
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Romania Arrow Romania
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Senegal Arrow Senegal
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UK Arrow UK
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Afghanistan Arrow Afghanistan
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Bolivia Arrow Bolivia
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Cameroon Arrow Cameroon
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Chad Arrow Chad
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Côte d'Ivoire Arrow Côte d'Ivoire
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Georgia Arrow Georgia
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Guinea Arrow Guinea
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Israel Arrow Israel
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Italy Arrow Italy
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Mali Arrow Mali
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Mexico Arrow Mexico
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Mozambique Arrow Mozambique
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Niger Arrow Niger
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Palestine Arrow Palestine
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Portugal Arrow Portugal
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Russian Federation Arrow Russian Federation
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Spain Arrow Spain
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Sudan Arrow Sudan
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Tanzania Arrow Tanzania
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Tunisia Arrow Tunisia
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Türkiye Arrow Türkiye
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Ukraine Arrow Ukraine

*Assessments are relative to each country and do not represent comparisons or rankings between countries.

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May 2022

Malaysia

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Critical Events in October 2024

Asia and the Pacific • Singapore

On 3 October, former Transport Minister and People’s Action Party (PAP) member S. Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and accepting more than SDG 403,000 (approximately USD 311,882) worth of gifts. Iswaran’s sentencing follows a year-long investigation linked to dealings involving billionaire property businessman Ong Ben Sen. This case marks the first trial of a political figure in Singapore in nearly 50 years. Justice Vincent Hoong of Singapore’s High Court underscored that Iswaran’s crimes represented an abuse of power that undermined public trust in government institutions. Legal experts note that the sentencing demonstrates the court’s intolerance of corrupt conduct.  
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Corruption

Europe • Georgia

International election observers criticized the conduct of Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary election, citing widespread pressure on voters to support the ruling party, the underrepresentation of women (partly due to the removal of gender quotas), limited campaign finance oversight that favoured the ruling Georgian Dream party, and more. Observers also found the election to be “marred by concerns over recently adopted legislation [and] its impact on fundamental freedoms and civil society.” Data analysts also found evidence of irregular patterns in electoral precinct data that indicated some degree of vote-buying, ballot stuffing, or other activities in favour of Georgian Dream. The domestic opposition pledged to boycott the incoming Parliament, Sweden suspended development cooperation with the Georgian government, and US President Joe Biden and other Western officials called on the Georgian government to fully investigate reports of electoral interference and voter pressure.
Elections
Joe Biden
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Americas • Bolivia

Former President Evo Morales has accused the government of attempting to assassinate him after his vehicle was attacked with gunfire in Cochabamba. Luis Arce’s government refuted this, contending that Morales’s vehicle evaded a checkpoint established in a police operation and ran over a police officer. Officials asserted that police at the checkpoint were shot first by someone in Morales’s vehicle. The mutual accusations take place in the context of heightened political and social conflict due to division within the MAS party. Both Morales and Arce have been accused of sexual misconduct and crimes; both deny the allegations and claim they are politically motivated. A prosecutor issued an arrest warrant against Morales after he did not comply with an order to give a statement in an investigation he faces for statutory rape and trafficking in persons. Morales’s supporters have carried out roadblocks and organized protests against his prosecution. Clashes between protesters and police have left dozens injured.   
Protests
Evo Morales
Luis Arce
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Assassination attempt

Africa • Botswana

On 30 October, Botswana held general elections for the unicameral National Assembly and local councils. An opposition coalition, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), emerged as winners of the national contest, securing a majority of the vote (59.0 per cent) and 36 of the 61 elected National Assembly seats. They were followed by the Botswana Congress Party (15 seats; 24.6 per cent), the Botswana Patriotic Front (5 seats; 8.1 per cent) and the incumbent Botswana Democratic Party (4 seats; 6.6 per cent), which has ruled the country since independence in 1966. Of the 264 parliamentary candidates, 28 (10.6 per cent) were women; three won seats and three women were appointed by Botswana’s newly elected president, Duma Boko, under a special dispensation, taking the total number of female representatives to 6 (10 per cent) - down from 7 (11.5 per cent) in 2019. International observers assessed the elections to have been peaceful and orderly, but raised several concerns, including inadequate civic education, the under-representation of women among candidates, and various logistical issues.
Women's political participation
Elections
Duma Boko

About the Global State of Democracy Initiative

International IDEA launched the Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Initiative in 2016. This Initiative provides evidence-based and balanced analysis and data on the state and quality of democracy globally and for 173 countries across all regions of the world. It aims to contribute to the public debate on democracy and inform policy interventions to strengthen democracy.

Monthly Event Reports

See all the information related to countries that have updates this month.

Africa

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Americas

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Asia and the Pacific

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Europe

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Western Asia

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Malaysia

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Funders and Donors

The European Union Federal Ministry for Economic Coorperation and Development Robert Bosch Stiftung
The Global State of Democracy Initiative is also supported by contributions of International IDEA Member States