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01
2023
01
2023
News Article
The European Union, Member States and election bodies need to explore the possibilities to provide support for Ukraine to ensure that the millions of displaced voters due to the Russian aggression...
May
14
2023
14
2023
News Article
On 9 May 2023, International IDEA presented findings and recommendations from 'Elections in Emergencies and Crisis: Lessons for Electoral Integrity from the Covid-19 Pandemic' at the parliamentary...
May
11
2023
11
2023
Commentary
Turkey is preparing to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 May, three months after two catastrophic quakes that affected 15.8 million people in the country’s southeastern part.
May
09
2023
09
2023
Press Release
New global project funded by Canada supports tackling challenges to electoral integrity
May
09
2023
09
2023
News Article
As the online space is increasingly the go-to spot for political campaigning, political parties and candidates have new methods to connect with citizens and communicate their policy priorities....
May
08
2023
08
2023
Press Release
STOCKHOLM, May 8 – Electoral reforms should be undertaken worldwide to learn the lessons from holding elections during the pandemic and prepare for future emergency situations, leading researchers...
Apr
12
2023
12
2023
News Article
Sierra Leone is a country located in West Africa with a population of around 7 million people. Having faced a long-standing civil war, the country experienced a difficult transition to democracy.
Mar
29
2023
29
2023
News Article
In recent years, the debate about lowering the voting age has intensified in many countries. Typically, young people around the world can head to the polls between 16 and 18 years of age, although...
Mar
14
2023
14
2023
Commentary
Litigating election disputes is contentious, complex, and excessively technical. The technicality of electoral dispute litigation is fueled by the strict requirements of the Electoral Act, coupled...
Mar
13
2023
13
2023
News Article
International IDEA has just published new case studies on Mexico and Belgium as part of the ´
Mar
03
2023
03
2023
News Article
Fiji has concluded the 2023 elections and the results are in. Although the Melanesian country has achieved the change in power that many had hoped for, the picture is less rosy for women’s...
Feb
22
2023
22
2023
Commentary
A recent major media investigation exposed a team of private contractors in Israel who allegedly interfered several elections in other countries by mobilizing disinformation campaigns. The incident...
Feb
21
2023
21
2023
Commentary
As Turkey grapples with the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes, questions have arisen about whether the 2023 general and presidential elections will be postponed or held under a state of...
Feb
03
2023
03
2023
Commentary
Some observations from updating the Voter Turnout Database in 2022.
At International IDEA, we track election-related data points for use in our knowledge products and publish them on our website for...
Jan
31
2023
31
2023
Press Release
View this joint statement in English and Myanmar.
Jan
17
2023
17
2023
Commentary
2023 will be complex and challenging for Latin America. The region will face an unfavourable international context in which it is expected, according to the IMF, that there will be a simultaneous...
Jan
08
2023
08
2023
Press Release
The storming of Brazil’s Presidential Palace, Congress and Supreme Court by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday is an unacceptable, illegitimate and dangerous assault on...
Dec
21
2022
21
2022
Commentary
“Building trust is very difficult and takes time, while losing trust is brutally simple and often fatal” – Bill Gray,former Electoral Commissioner, AEC
Dec
20
2022
20
2022
News Article
A regional workshop on Constituency Development Funds (CDFs) and Anti-Money Laundering was convened in Wellington, New Zealand, on 28–29 November 2022. The meeting brought together parliamentarians...
Dec
13
2022
13
2022
News Article
International IDEA conducted three webinars exploring corruption in the region as part of the “Democratic Development in the Melanesian webinar series 2022”. Absence of Corruption is one of the key...