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Any errors or misunderstandings in the electoral process can be swiftly magnified in the realm of social media. This situation not only raises concerns about the accuracy of information but also the potential spread of false narratives, speculation, and misinformation.

La presidencia holandesa de IDEA Internacional en 2023 culminó con la segunda reunión bianual del Consejo de Estados Miembros y una serie de eventos paralelos, organizados el 30 de noviembre y el 1 de diciembre de 2023 en la sede del Instituto en Estocolmo y en línea. En su papel de Presidente del Instituto, los Países Bajos contaron con el apoyo de los vicepresidentes de Ghana y Chile.

The Dutch Chairship of International IDEA in 2023 culminated in the second bi-annual Council of Member States meeting and a set of side events, organized on 30 November and 1 December 2023 at the Institute’s headquarters in Stockholm and online. In its role as the Chair of the Institute, the Netherlands was supported by the Vice Chairs Ghana and Chile.

STOCKHOLM – France joined the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) on 1 December 2023 as the 35th Member State.

En la reunión del Consejo de Estados Miembros celebrada el 1 de diciembre de 2023 en la sede de IDEA Internacional en Estocolmo, los Países Bajos, representados por el Embajador Bengt van Loosdrecht, entregaron la presidencia de IDEA Internacional a Luxemburgo, representado por el Embajador Henri Schumacher. La transición en el liderazgo del Instituto también vio el nombramiento de Noruega como Vicepresidente.

At the Council of Member States meeting convened on 1 December 2023 at International IDEA’s Headquarters in Stockholm, the Netherlands, represented by Ambassador Bengt van Loosdrecht, handed over the Chairship of International IDEA to Luxembourg, represented by Ambassador Henri Schumacher. The transition in the Institute’s leadership also saw the appointment of Norway as Vice Chair.

International IDEA’s Annual Review of Constitution-Building series provides a retrospective account of constitutional transitions around the world, the issues that drive them, and their implications for national and international politics.

ESTOCOLMO – Kevin Casas Zamora ha sido reelegido para un nuevo mandato de cinco años como secretario general del Instituto Internacional para la Democracia y la Asistencia Electoral (IDEA Internacional), la única organización intergubernamental que tiene el mandato exclusivo de apoyar y promover la democracia en todo el mundo.

STOCKHOLM – Kevin Casas-Zamora has been reappointed to a new, five-year term as Secretary-General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), the only intergovernmental organization with the sole mandate to support and advance democracy worldwide.

Training is an investment in the ability of the electoral management body (EMB) ability to perform its primary task, administering an electoral contest.

Despite widespread claims that parliamentary systems with an indirectly elected president produce better outcomes for democratic governance, constitutional reform to move away from a directly elected president to an indirectly elected president is extremely rare.

La participación de la juventud es clave para construir consensos en las políticas de medioambiente. Históricamente, los movimientos juveniles promovieron las reivindicaciones medioambientales, emergiendo como agentes de cambio.

Special voting arrangements (SVAs) are not new. Initiatives to make elections more inclusive and accessible have existed since the earliest days of recognized democratic elections, and a steadily increasing number of nations employ a range of alternatives to conventional voting. 

STOCKHOLM – The bedrocks of democracy are weakening across the globe, with half of countries suffering democratic declines ranging from flawed elections to curtailed rights, such as freedoms of expression and assembly, according to a new report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Stockholm. 

The global state of democracy in 2023 is complex, fluid and unequal. Across every region of the world, democracy has continued to contract, with declines in at least one indicator of democratic performance in half of the countries covered in the Report.

This Case Study is part of The Global State of Democracy 2023 Report. 

Democratic backsliding has been driven in large part by elected governments who have purposefully attacked vulnerabilities in the constitutional and legal framework of democracy to dismantle checks on power and hinder free competition at elections.

As political campaigning in the lead-up to elections has moved online, parties and candidates have found new and innovative methods for connecting with voters. However, new challenges have multiplied, with the regulation and oversight authorities struggling to keep up. Campaign communications are increasingly opaque online, thus enabling harmful mis- and disinformation to influence electoral narratives.

As part of Meeting Minds 2023, Head of Division Professor Tim Power hosted the panel ‘Democratic backsliding: liberal democracy at risk’. The session was very well-attended, tempting a large crowd away from the glorious September sunshine.