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The Summit for Democracy is an initiative headed by the United States Government to discuss how to advance the Summit’s three broad themes: strengthening democracy and defending against authoritarianism; addressing and fighting corruption; and advancing respect for human rights.

The Summit for Democracy is an initiative headed by the United States Government to discuss how to advance the Summit’s three broad themes: strengthening democracy and defending against authoritarianism; addressing and fighting corruption; and advancing respect for human rights.

نشـأت فكـرة المرصـد فـي إطـار مشـروع المؤسسـة الدوليـة للديمقراطيـة والإنتخابـات المتعلـق بالمـادة الجامعـة مـن الدسـتور التونسـي والـذي تعمـل عليـه المؤسسـة منذ سـنة ٢٠١٩.

نشأت فكرة المرصد في إطار مشروع المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات المتعلق بالمادة الجامعة من الدستور التونسي والذي تعمل عليه المؤسسة منذ سنة ٢٠١٩. ويستند الاهتمام بهذه المادة إلى عدة اعتبارات من أبرزها أنها تكاد تكون المادة الجامعة الوحيدة في الدساتير العربية التي تضع الشروط والمعايير المتعلقة بالقيود على الحقوق والحريات والضوابط المرتبطة بها في دولة ديمقراطية، وذلك بالاعتماد على مبدأ التناسب بين القيود التي تسلطها السلطة العمومية بشكل عام على هذه الحقوق وبين موجباتها.

نشأت فكرة المرصد في إطار مشروع المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات المتعلق بالمادة الجامعة من الدستور التونسي والذي تعمل عليه المؤسسة منذ سنة ٢٠١٩. ويستند الاهتمام بهذه المادة إلى عدة اعتبارات من أبرزها أنها تكاد تكون المادة الجامعة الوحيدة في الدساتير العربية التي تضع الشروط والمعايير المتعلقة بالقيود على الحقوق والحريات والضوابط المرتبطة بها في دولة ديمقراطية، وذلك بالاعتماد على مبدأ التناسب بين القيود التي تسلطها السلطة العمومية بشكل عام على هذه الحقوق وبين موجباتها.

Thirty years on from its initial democratic transition and after several changes of system, Mongolians are still seeking to improve the electoral process by addressing the mechanism for converting votes cast in elections to seats gained in the Great Hural. There is particular interest in mixed systems.

This paper provides an overview of the purpose, work and outputs of the 16 Democracy Cohorts established or announced by February 2023 in the context of the Summit for Democracy organized by the US Government.

The main contribution of the Democracy Cohorts to the Summit for Democracy process is as key drivers of change by following up on and scaling up existing commitments, and establishing a vision for democratic renewal beyond the Second Summit.

This report aims to raise decision makers’ awareness about the protection deficit concerning the human rights of over 3.7 million people currently living in  displacement in Sudan and improve their understanding of the need for reform to protect IDPs’ right to vote and participate in governmental and public affairs.

أحدثت المادة الجامعة في الدستور التونسي (الفصل ٤٩ في دستور ٢٠١٤/ الفصل ٥٥ في دستور ٢٠٢٢)، إختلافاً فارقاً في منظومة حماية الحقوق والحريات في تونس عبر تعديل تدخل السلطة التي تجنح غالباً إلى الحد من الحريات، وذلك من خلال اشتراط تدخل تشريعي لوضع الضوابط المقيدة لهذه الحقوق والحريات.

There is a rise in social protests globally due to dissatisfaction with governance, and women and youth often lead these protests. Governments respond to social protests with different tactics and methods, and some may engage in constitutional change to address the social unrest.

When technology meets political participation.

More and more political professionals in Europe are trying to find ways to enhance the representativeness and effectiveness of democracy, so forms of participatory and deliberative democracy are on the rise. New tools have emerged to facilitate engagement, digitizing previously analogue processes and widening accessibility and scale.

Elections often have to be held in emergency situations. The Covid-19 pandemic was one of the most serious emergency situations that the world has seen. The rapid spread of the virus presented a huge humanitarian threat—but also an unparalleled challenge to electoral stakeholders globally seeking to protect electoral integrity during times of uncertainty.

During a crisis such as a public emergency, the effectiveness of parliaments should be assessed by considering their ability to activate in a timely manner the necessary disaster management legislative framework, and to provide oversight to ensure that such legislation is applied by the executive in a necessary, non-discriminatory and proportional way.

Constitution-making is often integral to achieving a new political settlement after conflict and in fragile settings. However, the process fails with relative frequency, in that actors cannot agree on a new text or the finalized text is not approved or ratified. While failure may be temporary—the process may resume after a period of time—it can also be costly.

La observación electoral, tanto internacional como ciudadana, consiste en la evaluación de los procesos electorales con base en la normativa nacional y los principios internacionales para elecciones democráticas. La observación de elecciones puede tener impactos positivos, como el efecto disuasorio sobre el fraude o el fortalecimiento de la confianza ciudadana y de la credibilidad del proceso.

La adopción en 2012 de la Declaración de principios globales para la observación y monitoreo no partidario realizado por organizaciones ciudadanas fue un hito en la historia de la observación electoral.

Local governance comprises a set of institutions, mechanisms and processes through which citizens and their groups can articulate their interests and needs and mediate their differences. The participation of citizens in governance is one of the underlying components of democracy. Engaging citizens in the act of governance engenders transparency, improves accountability and public resource management and brings about good policy outcomes, development and the social well-being of citizens.

While the regulatory frameworks of most countries include some provisions on the transparency of political finance, the mere declaration of this principle is often not sufficient to guarantee a fair political competition or comprehensive accountability and integrity on the part of political actors.

The strength of the Internet lies in its original design, which in some ways mirrors democratic ideas. As with the separation of powers in a true democratic state, the architecture of the Internet has no centre of control and allows power to flow from the bottom up and even from the margins, rather than always from above.

Training is an investment in the ability of the electoral management body (EMB) ability to perform its primary task, administering an electoral contest. Building the EMB workforce’s capacities reinforces and inculcates electoral administration values and principles, those of integrity, impartiality, transparency, efficiency, sustainability and service-mindedness.