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The participants of the third annual Women Constitution-Makers’ Dialogue explored comparative constitutional design approaches to legal pluralism and reconciling tensions between customary/religious systems and guarantees of gender equality and non-discrimination.

The recent revelations that some political parties in Sweden have tried to circumvent donation rule

Most of us are familiar with the concept of insuring our valuable assets, be it our house, car, or health. Professionals and businesses can also buy insurance to protect themselves against liability or loss. However, despite being a critical asset of democracies, a comprehensive insurance policy for protecting the integrity of elections does not exist.

The recent postponement of the local polls in Karachi, Pakistan due to the extreme weather (Khan 2022) is an example of how natural hazards can affect an electoral process. To date, the floods have submerged a third of the country, destroying critical infrastructure and killed more than 1,000 people.

International IDEA condemns in the strongest possible terms the extra-legal executions of four democracy defenders in Myanmar, which mark yet another shocking escalation of the violence perpetrated by the military junta. International IDEA associates itself with the wide condemnation of these executions by the international community and the Myanmar national organizations, including the National Unity Government (NUG).

International IDEA is proud to announce the release of the 6th edition of the Global State of Democracy Indices. This year’s update sees the addition of eight new countries, increasing the total coverage to 173 countries with data stretching from 1975 to 2021 on 116 indicators of democratic performance at the global, regional and national levels.

“These are dark days for democracy. That is why the Summit for Democracy and its further efforts to connect governments and civil society around government and reform commitments are so important.” Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General of International IDEA

Lobbying  and the giving of donations to political parties are viewed as integral to a democratic process, providing alternative means of political participation for many corporate actors, interest groups, among others (International IDEA 2020, 2022).

The first Summit for Democracy, held in December 2021, brought together leaders from governments, representatives of the European Union and the United Nations with some involvement of civil society and the private sector. The objective was to set out an agenda for democratic renewal.

Constitutions establishing presidential and semi-presidential systems of government are characterized by the parallel popular legitimacy of the legislature and the president.

International IDEA participated in the SDG16 Conference 2022 in Rome on 21-22 April 2022, on behalf of the SDG16 Data Initiative.

The business of running election campaigns is integrated into democratic practices in countries around the world, yet little attention has been paid to the organizations that profit from working with political parties, or to the accountability mechanisms that surround this industry.

When it became known in early 2020 that Covid-19 was becoming a global pandemic, it also became clear that governmental responses to the pandemic would have significant effects on democracy and human rights.

Las empresas son los actores más influyentes y con los mejores recursos cuando se trata del flujo de dinero en la política. Más de 70 de las entidades económicas más grandes del mundo son empresas, no países.

How business acts in the political arena has a substantive, at times defining, impact on the integrity and fairness of policymaking and policy outcomes. Unfortunately, the conventional approach for regulating corporate conduct in this area faces a number of persistent challenges.

Businesses are the most influential, best-resourced actors when it comes to the flow of money in politics. More than 70 of the largest economic entities in the world are companies, not countries.

Increasing authoritarianism in some countries, such as Russia, coupled with gradual democratic erosion around the world, poses an exceptional threat to a rules-based global order, and consequently to peace and prosperity. The invasion of Ukraine is the most blatant and tragic realization of this threat.

IDEA Internacional ve la Cumbre por la Democracia como una oportunidad estratégica para colocar la democracia al frente y en el centro de la agenda global. La guerra en Ucrania subraya aún más la necesidad de que las democracias permanezcan unidas frente a las amenazas autoritarias. Por lo tanto, IDEA Internacional ha desarrollado un programa de compromiso estratégico en torno a las Cumbres por la Democracia en 2021 y 2023 y el Año de Acción 2022.

En la mayoría de las sociedades de todas partes del mundo, las desigualdades de género y la discriminación de la mujer siguen profundamente arraigadas, ya que las sociedades se caracterizan por sistemas, procesos y prácticas marcadas por mentalidades discriminatorias basadas en el género.