Peru Deliberates (Delibera Perú), a groundbreaking event designed to improve citizen participation and political representation, inspired by successful international models, took place on 5 October 2024.

Claudia Sheinbaum won the June 2024 election with more than 50 per cent of the vote, becoming Mexico’s first female president. In addition, since the implementation of the ‘Parity in Everything’ law, more than half of Congress is made up of women. This is a milestone in women’s participation, political representation and access to power.

Latin America and the Caribbean has enjoyed success with respect to representation, participation and inclusion. For example, the region has seen improvements in women’s political representation and the successful organization of elections.

In the run-up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, International IDEA’s Regional Europe
Programme spearheaded a public statement titled ‘Call to Defend Democracy: 10 Priorities for the Next European Commission’.

International IDEA’s Regional Europe Programme team helped ensure transparent and ethical
campaigning for the 2024 European Parliament elections.

In 2024 Moldova held a simultaneous presidential election and referendum on EU integration. Given the geopolitical importance of these votes, the country faced growing threats to its electoral integrity from digital disinformation and unregulated online campaign financing. In response, International IDEA partnered with Moldova’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) to track online campaign expenditures and identify illicit campaigns.

Millions of people have been displaced since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.