Strengthening global electoral integrity through innovation and partnership
Participants attend a train-the-trainers workshop on protecting elections, held in Stockholm, November 2025. Credit: International IDEA/Julian Tucker
International IDEA’s Electoral Processes Programme continued strengthening global electoral integrity in 2025. International IDEA advanced good practices among electoral assistance practitioners, policymakers, electoral management bodies (EMBs) and civil society, influencing reforms and capacity-building efforts across regions.
International IDEA also strengthened relationships with professionals working in the areas of disaster risk reduction and climate change. Highlights include bolstering electoral resilience in countries such as Finland, Panama and Ukraine; and empowering civil society in Gabon, Guyana, Nepal and Paraguay to promote participation, combat misinformation and strengthen accountability.
International IDEA maintained six major electoral databases and key digital tools, supporting media, practitioners and policymakers worldwide. Data from the Special Voting Arrangements Database informed international media’s reporting on democracy, as over 50 media outlets carried International IDEA’s analysis of President Donald Trump’s claims about postal voting in the United States, including the BBC, El País, Reuters, The Guardian and The Independent.
We want to thank everyone at [International] IDEA for all the incredible work, especially under very tough circumstances. As an EMB, we have benefited so much from [International] IDEA’s activities and knowledge; it is thanks to your efforts that [International] IDEA is such a vital part in the landscape of elections and democracy, and the values that it represents.
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