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One of the major challenges related to money in politics is the considerable lack of transparency surrounding political party and election finance.

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets out a shared vision to foster peaceful, stable and just societies. It acknowledges the central role that effective, inclusive and accountable institutions can play in enabling sustainable development.

One of the major challenges related to money in politics is the considerable lack of transparency surrounding political party and election finance.

International IDEA through its Office to the European Union participated in the annual European Development Days (EDD), held in Brussels during the period of 15-16 June 2016.

One of the major challenges related to money in politics is the considerable lack of transparency surrounding political party and election finance.

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 launched Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders at an event at the Library of the European Parliament in Brussels.

To discuss the role of Regional Organisations in conflict prevention and peacebuilding International IDEA, GPPAC, UNU-CRIS, the OAS and OSCE  organized the International Conference on Strengthening Peace and Security Cooperation towards Democracy and Development.

The Council of Member States of International IDEA has elected India as the Institute’s Chair for 2026. India assumed the annual Chairship from the 2025 Chair, Switzerland, at a meeting of the Council in Stockholm, Sweden on 3 December 2025.

After hosting five workshops across five countries with Electoral Management Bodies and Civil Society Organizations on the use of AI in elections, what has International IDEA learned from these exchanges?

Geneva – International IDEA delivered a clear message at the high-level workshop on parliamentary strengthening: good faith dialogue and proactive, inclusive strategies are essential for democracies to withstand global pressures; and democratic resilience is not about “bouncing back” but about transforming forward.

This report analyses the enablers and incentives of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in Moldova’s electoral processes, applying a 22-factor analytical framework developed under International IDEA’s project ‘Combatting Election-related Foreign Information, Manipulation and Interference’, with support from Global Affairs Canada.

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen democratic resilience and institutional preparedness for Ukraine’s post-war elections, representatives of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), together with Ukrainian embassies, conducted consultative visits to France and Belgium from 9 to 14 October 2025.

On October 24, International IDEA hosted an engaging discussion on “Reversing Democratic Backsliding: Experiences from Poland”, featuring a keynote address by Polish Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek.

The 2024 global super election cycle put electoral integrity under unprecedented pressure. Across continents, rapid advances in digital technologies reshaped how campaigns were run, how information spread and how voters engaged. From AI-driven campaigns to disinformation and unregulated online advertising, rapid technological change exposed gaps in Europe’s electoral policy framework and around the world. 

On 23 October 2025, electoral authorities, oversight bodies, civil society representatives, and digital democracy experts from the European Union and Eastern Europe gathered in Chisinau, Moldova. The regional conference, “Overseeing Digitalization in Electoral Processes: Towards Convergence Between the EU and Eastern Europe,” was hosted by International IDEA in partnership with the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova, and supported by Stiftung Mercator and the French MFA .