Oct
29
2015
29
2015
Feature Story
On 25 October 2015, Ukraine held its first local elections since the 2014 Euromaidan protests. The stakes were high for local and international stakeholders, both because of the promise of increased...
Oct
28
2015
28
2015
News Article
Nepal’s legislature/parliament today elected Bidya Devi Bhandari as President receiving 327 out of 549 votes. Her closest contestant Kul Bahadur Gurung of the Nepali Congress received 214 votes and...
Oct
27
2015
27
2015
Feature Story
Millions of Haitians hit the polling stations again on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election as well as the second round of the legislative and municipal elections. The election...
Oct
26
2015
26
2015
News Article
For the upcoming General Elections, the Union Election Commission has invited international as well as domestic organisations to observe the electoral process. The UEC has now released a cartoon...
Oct
21
2015
21
2015
News Article
STOCKHOLM/JAKARTA – ASEAN, through the initiative of the Philippines and in cooperation with International IDEA, today launched the report on ASEAN Election Observation at the ASEAN Secretariat in...
Oct
17
2015
17
2015
Feature Story
In relation to the opening of a new exhibition on voting materials at the National Museum of Kenya, the French Institute for Research in Africa organised a public forum on elections and technologies...
Oct
15
2015
15
2015
Feature Story
Over the past several years, the Republic of Malawi has made incremental progress to create and sustain a politically stable climate for its citizens. This is notwithstanding the challenges the...
Oct
15
2015
15
2015
Feature Story
Over the past several years, the Republic of Malawi has made incremental progress to create and sustain a politically stable climate for its citizens. This is notwithstanding the challenges the...
Oct
14
2015
14
2015
News Article
In cooperation with the International Centre of Local Democracy (ICLD), International IDEA will today welcome 40 women politicians - 25 outside of Sweden, 13 from within Sweden - all active in local...
Oct
13
2015
13
2015
Press Release
BRUSSELS, 13 OCTOBER 2015--The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the European Parliament, in cooperation with the Friends of Europe, today...
Oct
13
2015
13
2015
News Article
Recent events in North Africa, commonly referred to as the Arab Spring, have led to an increased focus on the importance of constitution building as a participatory activity. The process of how...
Oct
13
2015
13
2015
News Article
International IDEA will co-host a three-day Asian-African practitioners meeting on political finance regulation in Bandung, Indonesia, October 20-22. The aim is to bring people from two regions that...
Oct
12
2015
12
2015
News Article
Globally certification practice varies greatly between Electoral Management Bodies, with some countries not utilizing certification at all and others already having very comprehensive schemes in...
Oct
09
2015
09
2015
Press Release
International IDEA congratulates the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Their work has been vital to the democratic transition in Tunisia and should stand as a...
Oct
08
2015
08
2015
Feature Story
Following the operationalization of the Electoral Risk Management Unit (ERM Unit) of the Union Election Commission (UEC) back in August, IDEA has continued assisting the development of monthly risk...
Oct
08
2015
08
2015
News Article
Following the operationalization of the Electoral Risk Management Unit (ERM Unit) of the Union Election Commission (UEC) back in August, International IDEA has continued assisting the development of...
Oct
06
2015
06
2015
News Article
International IDEA Myanmar has produced a series of infographics on women's participation, cancellation of elections and ethnic participation across the 1990, 2010 and 2015 Myanmar elections. These...
Oct
05
2015
05
2015
News Article
Research on Constitutional Transitions and Territorial Cleavages is available but questions from constitution building specialists in the field still linger, revealing that there is more to discuss...
Oct
05
2015
05
2015
News Article
About 120,000 booklets with essential information for voter-education trainers, candidates, election agents and domestic election observers have now been released by the Union Election Commission (...