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Chișinău, 2–3 April 2025 – As Ukraine looks ahead to organizing post-war elections, ensuring institutional resilience is more important than ever. In response to the Central Election Commission’s (CEC) strategic priority to institutionalize electoral risk and crisis management, International IDEA facilitated a two-day high-level workshop in Chișinău, Moldova.

Chișinău, 1–3 April 2025 – Last week, the Central Election Commissions (CECs) of Moldova and Ukraine took important steps in advancing electoral risk management, resilience building, and crisis management processes as part of a broader effort to protect electoral integrity. In this regard, International IDEA facilitated two high-level workshops in Chișinău, supporting strategic discussions and capacity development.

There is no single model of parliamentary outreach to citizens, but there are common challenges. Sharing these experiences can generate learning, adopting innovative practices or adapting existing practices to ensure they are effective.

Following the recommendations from the Parliamentary Electoral Dialogue convened in Brussels in May 2023 by International IDEA and the European Parliament, Ukrainian authorities are diligently examining the conditions in host countries for organizing

On 12-14 November 2024, the Secretary-General of International IDEA, Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, alongside Sam van der Staak, Director for Europe; Jonathan Murphy, Head of the INTER PARES Programme; Yuliya Shypilova, Programme Manager for Elections and Parliamentary Strengthening; and Iryna Pushchyk, Programme Assistant; undertook a landmark mission to Ukraine.

Elections • Workshops • Protecting Elections

This landmark gathering explored how forward-looking governance can empower Ukraine to withstand the trials of war while forging a resilient and democratic path toward integration with the European Union.

On 19 September 2024, over twenty experts and participants discussed the results and recommendations outlined in the 'Assessment of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine’s Needs for Introducing a Parliamentary Education Curriculum on the European Parliament and Relevant Aspects of the EU Integrations', which was developed by International IDEA. The event titled "How to educate on the European Parliament and EU Integration: presentation of new curriculum framework proposal" was organized within the USAID "RADA: Next Generation" Program (RANG).

Following the recommendations from the Parliamentary Electoral Dialogue convened in Brussels in May 2023 by International IDEA and the European Parliament, Ukrainian authorities are diligently examining the conditions in hos

On July 2-3, 2024, the Republic of Moldova hosted the Regional Conference on Money in Politics 2024, themed "Money in Politics in the Era of Globalization and Digitalization." This significant event brought together over 150 participants from nine countries, including political finance oversig

The European elections, held across the European Union from June 6 to June 9, 2024, drew millions of voters to the polls. During this pivotal democratic event, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) played a crucial role by supporting essential visits for Ukraine’s Central Election Commission (CEC) as part of the International Visitors’ Programmes.

Within the USAID “RADA: Next Generation” Program, International IDEA co-organized a closed online briefing for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the upcoming elections to the European Parliament and its impact on the EU political landscape.

Ensuring the orderly conduct of the next, post-war elections in Ukraine, in a manner that ensures the confidence of all electoral stakeholders in the process and the results of the election, will be vital for sustaining the country’s democratic development and successful reconstruction. These post-war elections will present challenges of unprecedented nature and magnitude, in the physical and online space, to the election management body and other state authorities mandated to protect the integrity of elections.

On March 29, 2024, Kyiv hosted a momentous conference titled "The Role of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the Path to Full Membership of Ukraine in the European Union," organized by International IDEA in collaboration with NGO "Internews-Ukraine" and the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the European Union. This conference became a pivotal platform for defining the strategic directions for the development of parliamentarism within the context of Ukraine's European integration. The discussion was moderated by experts of the USAID RADA: Next Generation Program.

For the forthcoming 'election' on 15-17 March, the Russian authorities plan to open polling places in some regions of Ukraine, currently occupied and annexed by Russia.  

As has been underscored by the United Nations, the European Union and democratic nations across the globe, Russia’s actions gravely violate international law, the UN Charter and laws of Ukraine. Russia is once again assaulting Ukraine's sovereignty and the integrity of its democratic institutions.  

Since May 2023, in light of the intensification of Ukraine’s EU candidacy, International IDEA has supported Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada in enhancing its understanding of the European Parliament’s law-making and internal functioning. As the Rada works towards more intensive EU law transposition, both expertise and direct engagement with European legislators have become vital.

Organising the first post-war elections will pose unprecedented challenges for Ukraine, as a significant part of the electoral infrastructure has been damaged, and millions of voters are now displaced within or outside the country.

International IDEA facilitated the discussion on the role of the open government for Ukraine's democratic resilience and reconstruction in the framework of the 8th Open Government Partnership Global Summit, which took place on September 6-7, 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia.

The European Union, Member States and election bodies need to explore the possibilities to provide support for Ukraine to ensure that the millions of displaced voters due to the Russian aggression can vote in the first post-war elections, according to a dialogue of European lawmakers, election management bodies and experts.

The European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) covers six countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. The Covid-19 pandemic put a strain on fledgling democracies in the EaP region, aggravating pre-existing concerns, such as the weak rule of law, insufficient accountability of executive branches vis-à-vis legislatures and fragile media freedoms (see International IDEA 2022).