In a ceremony held at Chile's National Museum of History, 11 April, President Michelle Bachelet passed a Law for the Strengthening and Transparency of Democracy (Law No. 20900), and a Law to Strengthen the Public and Democratic Nature of Political Parties and Facilitate their Streamlining (Law No. 20915).
These two laws supplement five other laws, and together they all make up the Probity Agenda. These five laws are as follows:
The conflict that engulfed Côte d’Ivoire in 2002 divided the country for eight years, with the south controlled by the Government and the north by rebel forces.
The violence and divisions in the country were responsible for the reversal of major economic gains that had been made since independence, and the political uncertainties threatened regional stability.
The African Union (AU) has made considerable strides in its efforts towards democracy promotion and peacebuilding since 2000, when it adopted its Constitutive Act.
This Act brought about an interesting paradigm shift away from the doctrine of non-interference to one of paying attention to human rights abuses within its member states.
Over the past two decades, the Organization of American States (OAS) has accumulated a wealth of experience in post-conflict peacebuilding, dialogue promotion and conflict resolution, providing, in turn, invaluable lessons for strengthening democratic systems of governance.
El pasado lunes 11 de abril, en el Museo Histórico Nacional de Chile, la Presidenta de la República, Michelle Bachelet, promulgó las Leyes para el Fortalecimiento y Transparencia de la Democracia (Ley 20900), y la que Fortalece el Carácter Público y Democrático de los Partidos Políticos y Facilita su Modernización (Ley 20915).
Après une longue crise électorale et politique fin 2015, le Président d’Haïti Michel Martelly et les présidents des deux chambres du Parlement sont finalement parvenus à négocier un accord en février 2016, devant permettre la reprise du processus électoral interrompu et le retour sur la voie de la transition démocratique.
Après une longue crise électorale et politique fin 2015, le Président d’Haïti Michel Martelly et les présidents des deux chambres du Parlement sont finalement parvenus à négocier un accord en février 2016, devant permettre la reprise du processus électoral interrompu et le retour sur la voie de la transition démocratique.
De nuevo en un proceso electoral disputado Luego de un convulso fin del año 2015 e inicio del 2016, el presidente de Haití Michel Martelly y los presidentes de ambas cámaras en el Parlamento negociaron un acuerdo dirigido a reanudar el proceso electoral que se vio interrumpido y retomar el camino de la transición democrática.
De nuevo en un proceso electoral disputado Luego de un convulso fin del año 2015 e inicio del 2016, el presidente de Haití Michel Martelly y los presidentes de ambas cámaras en el Parlamento negociaron un acuerdo dirigido a reanudar el proceso electoral que se vio interrumpido y retomar el camino de la transición democrática.
Following a tumultuous end of 2015 and start of 2016 Haiti’s President Michel Martelly and the presidents of the two chambers of parliament brokered a deal in February aimed at resuming the interrupted electoral process and return to the path of democratic transition.
Following a tumultuous end of 2015 and start of 2016 Haiti’s President Michel Martelly and the presidents of the two chambers of parliament brokered a deal in February aimed at resuming the interrupted electoral process and return to the path of democratic transition.
International IDEA have been working to support the Parliament of Bhutan since 2013. To continue our assistance in building the institutional capacity of the Parliament, International IDEA have deployed a staff member for 4 weeks to mentor the Research Division of the National Assembly (NAB) and National Council of Bhutan (NCB) from 28 March 2016 until 28 April 2016.
MEPA is an online Master Programme providing advanced learning on electoral processes for current and aspiring election professionals. It targets mid/upper level professionals who want to acquire the specific knowledge and skills to work as election administrator, and/or to work as a part of Election Management Bodies (EMBs).
On 25 March International IDEA and Les Petits Matins launched the French edition of Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders at an event at the residence of the Belgian Ambassador in Paris.
On 21-22 March 2016, the Mongolian Government hosted a seminar on “Democratic Transitions in Asia: Lessons Learned from Transitional Elections”. The seminar hosted participants from 10 Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Timor Leste, who shared their first-hand experiences of different types of transitions.
Bhutan’s transition to democracy is in many ways unique. While in most cases, countries begin their transition in response to political, social or economic calamity, the political transformation of Bhutan was a clear case of a planned and long envisioned goal by the country’s revered monarch King Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
Over the past 30 years an increasing number of countries have employed elections to determine the will of their people and form representative governments.
