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Disclaimer: Views expressed in this commentary are those of the author. 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.

El día 5 de octubre, en el Aniversario 33 del plebiscito de 1988, que pavimentó el camino a la democracia en Chile, IDEA Internacional firmó un acuerdo de colaboración y asistencia con la Convención Constitucional Chilena.

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En la actualidad Chile se encuentra inmerso en un proceso de redacción, deliberación y discusión de un nuevo texto constitucional que luego deberá ser ratificado en un plebiscito por la ciudadanía. Este proceso ya lleva tres meses y la Convención Constitucional y sus 155 integrantes -electos por votación popular- han trabajado arduamente en constituirse y darse las reglas y normativas de organización, procedimiento, ética, transparencia y participación popular e indígena.

On the 33rd Anniversary of the 1988 plebiscite, which paved the way for democracy in Chile, International IDEA signed a collaboration and support Agreement with the Chilean Constitutional Convention on 5 October 2021.  

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As part of a  series entitled Conversations on Innovative Constitutional Design Options, International IDEA’s Constitution Building Programme hosted an expert panel to discuss “Constitutionalizing Institutions for a Safer Environment” on 16 September 2021. The webinar deliberated on the role of constitut

كيف نقدم لدراسة حول فصل دستوري ملأ الدنيا وشغل الناس، تتقاطع فيه ضرورات وضع ضوابط للحقوق والحريات مع أفق حمايتها ويحدد فيه التناسب بين الضوابط وموجباتها زاوية تدخّل القانون في الحرية؟

The Secretary-General of International IDEA, Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, took part in the “Constitutionalizing Institutions for a Safer Environment webinar organized by the Institute’s Constitution-Building Programme on 16 September 2021. The event was part of the programme’s new webinar series on Conversations on Innovative Constitutional Design Options.

“The data that you (International IDEA) collected is a very systematic and comprehensive set of data.”

‘Even if you do put special [Covid] measures in place, they still have to preserve the fundamental democratic features of an election that make it free and fair ... and ensure that everyone can accept the result as legitimate.’ Michael Maley at the workshop on Covid-Resilient Elections in Timor-Leste. 

On 15 August, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for a snap election. This September election, a full two years before the next elections were due, was an opportunistic move. As leader of the Liberal Party, Trudeau had been governing with a plurality (but not a majority) of the seats in the House of Commons since 2019. In the summer of 2021, the Liberal Party was polling well, and the election call was an attempt to translate that polling support into a majority government.

En conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Democracia, el 15 de septiembre, la Oficina de Chile y el Cono Sur de IDEA Internacional llevó a cabo de manera virtual el seminario "Desafíos y oportunidades para la democracia en C

Africa’s regional organizations won’t be taken seriously if they regularly denounce military juntas while tolerating constitutional coups.

Disclaimer: Views expressed in this commentary are those of the author. 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.

From 7 September to 9 September, International IDEA facilitated and organized a horizontal cooperation mission between the Electoral Tribunal of Panama (TE) and the Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE) of Costa Rica to explore possibilities to provide technical support to the TSE in preparation for the February 2022 national elections in Costa Rica in the area of monitoring political campaigns on social media, dissemination of fake news, disinformation and divisive and polarizing speech.

Cuatro expresidentes de América Latina y destacados especialistas internacionales participarán en el Tercer Foro Global América Latina y el Caribe, en Nueva York que se celebrará el 23 y 24 de septiembre de 2021.

Del 7 al 9 de septiembre, como parte de proyecto de cooperación con el Tribunal Electoral de Panamá (TE) y en coordinación con la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe, IDEA Internacional facilitó y llevó a cabo la primera misión de cooperación horizontal entre el Tribunal Electoral de Panamá y el Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica (TSE). 

During the Covid-19 pandemic, numerous countries invoked different constitutional provisions and laws to respond to the unexpected health crisis. Constitutional INSIGHTS No. 6 examines the use and non-use of state of emergency powers by countries across Asia and the Pacific in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the implications for other democratic rights and processes.

Countries with a federal form of government responded in distinctive ways to the health and economic crises caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Constitutional INSIGHTS No.7 explores what can be learned from this experience about the purposes, design and operation of federations, including for the division and allocation of powers and fiscal resources; collaboration and cooperation between levels of government; and the challenges of democratic accountability.

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the marked centralization and exertion of executive power, and, more broadly, a focus on the response of other elected organs. However, the pandemic has also shone a light on the key roles played by unelected independent institutions and international bodies, from public health actors to courts to international organizations and beyond. Constitutional INSIGHTS No.

Para celebrar, el 15 de septiembre el Día Internacional de la Democracia, IDEA Internacional en América Latina y el Caribe realiza una serie de eventos durante varios días. Son sesiones que te permitirán comprender de manera exhaustiva la situación de la democracia en la región, y su influencia en diferentes grupos sociales, organizaciones regionales y nacionales.

International IDEA’s Secretary-General Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora took part in a panel discussion on 7 September 2021, on mitigating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on democracy, as part of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP).