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Conmemorando el Día Internacional de la Democracia, destacados expertos debatieron los desafíos que enfrenta la democracia en Panamá y en el mundo.

In an era defined by radical uncertainty, the Global State of Democracy 2025 reveals the depth and breadth of the challenges facing democratic governance worldwide. Drawing on the latest data from the Global State of Democracy Indices, the report documents a troubling trend: more than half of all countries assessed have declined in at least one key aspect of democratic performance over the past five years.

ESTOCOLMO – La democracia en todo el mundo se ha debilitado.

This study analyses Peru’s increasing vulnerability to extreme natural phenomena and its efforts in response, specifically regarding elections. Highlighted by the World Risk Report 2024, Peru ranks 11th globally in terms of disaster risk, with structural vulnerabilities exacerbated by climate change. 

As Malawi prepares for its tripartite general elections on 16 September 2025, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has been collaborating with partners to ensure the process's credibility and inclusiveness.

On 26 and 27 August, International IDEA organized a multi-stakeholder meeting in Erbil, Iraq, as part of the Protecting Electoral Processes in the Information Environment project funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO).

Democracies worldwide are increasingly vulnerable to mis/disinformation, online manipulation, and influencing practices that threaten public trust in electoral processes. As part of the Protecting Electoral Processes in the Information Environment project, International IDEA convened a two-day implementation workshop in Bogotá to support Colombian electoral stakeholders in addressing such challenges.

Las democracias de todo el mundo son cada vez más vulnerables a la desinformación, la manipulación en línea y las prácticas de influencia que amenazan la confianza pública en los procesos electorales. Como parte del proyecto "Protección de los Procesos Electorales en el Entorno de la Información", IDEA Internacional organizó un taller de implementación de dos días en Bogotá para apoyar a los actores electorales colombianos a abordar estos desafíos.

International IDEA is alarmed by the deterioration of the security situation in Nepal and stresses the urgent need for the immediate restoration of law and order, with full respect for the safety of civilians and the protection of their fundamental rights.

IDEA Internacional está alarmada por el deterioro de la situación de seguridad en Nepal y subraya la urgente necesidad de restablecer inmediatamente el estado de derecho, con pleno respeto a la seguridad de los civiles y la protección de sus derechos fundamentales.

Alicia Del Águila, gerente de programa de IDEA Internacional Panamá, entregó a la Comisión de Asuntos Indígenas de la Asamblea Nacional de Panamá un conjunto de recomendaciones para fortalecer la gobernanza y optimizar la participación ciudadana en la Comarca Ngäbe Buglé (la más grande del país).

With funding from the European Union (EU), International IDEA launched the Civil Society Organisation Strengthening Bridge (CSO-Bridge) Project in Abuja, Nigeria. The three-year initiative seeks to foster a more enabling environment for civil society organisations (CSOs) to operate, while enhancing their credibility, regulatory compliance, and overall contribution to sustainable development.

This primer guides the design of constitutional provisions relating to the roles, rights and regulation of political parties in a democracy. It covers the prohibition of anti-democratic parties, internal party democracy, party funding, registration, organization of caucuses and enforcement of party discipline through ‘anti-defection’ provisions.