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This Guide presents the Integrated Framework for Protecting Elections, a practical tool designed to help electoral practitioners, policymakers and democracy support actors safeguard the integrity of elections. It introduces the Framework’s concepts and resources, offering guidance on how to apply them.

Online voting is no longer just an experiment—it is reshaping how elections are run around the world. From boosting accessibility for voters abroad to tackling longstanding concerns about accuracy and fraud, its promise is clear. Yet experiences so far show that success depends on far more than technology. Legal frameworks, institutional capacity, timing and voter trust have all made the difference between innovation and failure.

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.

The electoral management bodies (EMBs) play a paramount role in ensuring the public has access to accurate and timely information, as a precursor to electoral and information integrity. However, while the legitimacy of the elections EMBs oversee hinges on how well-informed citizens are, EMBs themselves must function in an increasingly complex information environment—one characterized by the spread of disinformation, deepfakes, AI-generated propaganda and other manipulative tactics.

The Inclusive Lesotho – Election Cycle Support Project marked a major milestone with the inauguration of its Project Steering Committee (PSC), the principal governance and oversight body guiding the EU-funded initiative.

International IDEA expresses deep concern over recent elections in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania that have raised serious questions about electoral integrity, human rights and regional stability. In all three countries, incumbents entrenched themselves in power through autocratic tactics including the imprisonment, disqualification and forced disappearances of opponents, as well as violent state responses to public protests during the elections.  

IDEA Internacional expresa su profunda preocupación por las recientes elecciones en Camerún, Costa de Marfil y Tanzania, que han suscitado serias dudas sobre la integridad electoral, los derechos humanos y la estabilidad regional. En los tres países, los gobernantes en funciones se afianzaron en el poder mediante tácticas autocráticas, como el encarcelamiento, la inhabilitación y la desaparición forzada de opositores, así como la violenta represión estatal contra las protestas públicas durante las elecciones.

Ahead of COP30, to take place in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025, the gap between urgently needed climate action and global governance responses remains. Citizen deliberation has emerged as a leading example of democratic governance innovations to address this gap by raising the ambition and legitimacy of climate policy. 

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.

Despite notable progress in making their work more transparent and accessible, parliaments remain among the least trusted public institutions. This report produced by Inter Pares examines how partnerships between parliaments and civil society can help rebuild trust and enhance democratic engagement.

Democratic backsliding – the phenomenon of legitimately elected leaders and governments manipulating the electoral playing field or chipping away at independent institutions – has emerged as one of the foremost threats to democracy globally, and particularly in Asia and the Pacific.

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.

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 1 November, International IDEA hosted a panel during the International Civil Society Week in Bangkok, Thailand, to launch the newly published report, “Let the Courts Decide?

Thirty years ago, the 1995 Copenhagen Declaration affirmed democracy as a cornerstone of people-centered social development. In 2025, as the world prepares for the World Social Summit in Doha, that vision is being revived with new urgency. The draft Doha Declaration reasserts democracy’s essential role in advancing social development—a recognition largely absent from recent UN texts. This renewed commitment offers a vital normative and political foundation, reminding the global community that meaningful progress depends on democratic governance and inclusive social development moving in tandem.

Hace treinta años, la Declaración de Copenhague de 1995 afirmó la democracia como piedra angular del desarrollo social centrado en las personas. En 2025, mientras el mundo se prepara para la Cumbre Social Mundial de Doha, esa visión se reaviva con renovada urgencia. El borrador de la Declaración de Doha reafirma el papel esencial de la democracia en el avance del desarrollo social, un reconocimiento prácticamente ausente en los textos recientes de la ONU. Este compromiso renovado ofrece una base normativa y política fundamental, que recuerda a la comunidad internacional que un progreso significativo depende de que la gobernanza democrática y el desarrollo social inclusivo avancen de forma paralela.

En este episodio inaugural del video podcast de IDEA Internacional para América Latina y el Caribe, se celebra el 30 aniversario de dos instituciones clave en el estudio y fortalecimiento de la democracia: IDEA Internacional y Latinobarómetro.

Este año celebramos los 30 años de IDEA Internacional, una institución clave en el fortalecimiento democrático en América Latina y el Caribe, y en muchas otras regiones del mundo. Esta conmemoración no es solo una mirada al pasado, sino una oportunidad para renovar nuestro compromiso con el futuro de la democracia.

IDEA Internacional en colaboración con la Asamblea Nacional de Panamá organizó el evento “Inteligencia artificial aplicada en parlamentos – intercambio de experiencias”.