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Mar
02
2023
02
2023
News Article
Every year, several institutions and organizations select a word of the year, reflecting the ethos, concerns, interests (and even internet searches) of people around the world during that time. One...
Jan
14
2022
14
2022
News Article
International IDEA led the development of the Working Paper, "Mechanisms of Democracy and Fundamental Rights" as part of Club de Madrid's Global Commission on Democracy and Emergencies.
Dec
01
2021
01
2021
News Article
The 2021 Summit for Democracy is a unique opportunity to remind us that democracy is “government of the people, by the people, for the people”.
Yet 2020 was the 15th consecutive year of decline in...
Jun
14
2021
14
2021
News Article
International IDEA’s Secretary-General, Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, took part in a high-level panel on 9 June 2021 on the challenges and opportunities for governance in times of democratic backsliding....
Jun
02
2021
02
2021
News Article
How can democracies better act when facing future health crises?
Covid-19 erupted in the context of a crisis of democracy long in the making. In most countries, the pandemic and its management by...
Mar
05
2021
05
2021
News Article
Collaborating for women’s empowerment and inclusion: Senior experts and actors of change put heads together in a cross-sectoral dialogue
#SheLeadsEU
Nov
03
2020
03
2020
News Article
In celebration of the International Day of Democracy, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), the European Partnership for Democracy, the European...
Sep
24
2020
24
2020
News Article
The European Union is currently preparing a European Democracy Action Plan, to be released by the end of 2020. The plan’s purpose is to ensure that European citizens are able to participate in the...
Jun
17
2020
17
2020
News Article
Over the past months, the spread of COVID-19 has led many electoral management bodies (EMBs) in Europe and across the world to postpone elections to a later date. This period has also seen many...
Mar
18
2020
18
2020
News Article
With more than 70 national elections scheduled for the rest of year worldwide, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is putting into question whether some of these elections will happen on time or at...