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State capture is one reason why representative democracy may fail to serve the needs and interests of the people. Constitutional INSIGHTS No. 10 sets out the indicators of state capture and identifies ways that constitutions, citizens and international actors can protect against state capture and address it when it occurs.

In recent decades, the number and thematic diversity of independent institutions have increased, along with a growing trend towards their constitutionalization. Key design choices for constitution-makers include the structure of these 'fourth-branch' institutions, mandates, powers and membership.

On 15 May 2025, International IDEA co-hosted its first-ever Protecting Elections: Addressing Gender-Based Discrimination and Violence in Electoral Processes workshop in Mauritius. The event was organized in collaboration with Le Réseau des compétences électorales francophones (RECEF) and the Office of the Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius (OEC).

En un momento crucial para la democracia global, donde la tecnología está redefiniendo las reglas de la política y la democracia, el Tribunal Electoral de Panamá y el Instituto Internacional para la Democracia y la Asistencia Electoral (IDEA Internacional) organizaron el taller “Inteligencia Artificial para Actores Electorales”, con el respaldo de Microsoft y OpenAI, dos actores clave en el desarrollo de tecnologías de vanguardia.

En un mundo cada vez más digitalizado, la inteligencia artificial (IA) se ha convertido en una protagonista silenciosa y poderosa de los procesos democráticos. Desde la gestión electoral hasta la difusión de información política, su influencia es innegable. Si bien puede ser una herramienta útil para fortalecer la integridad y eficiencia de los comicios, también puede erosionar la confianza pública y facilitar nuevas formas de manipulación del debate y la participación política.

La Coalición Global para la Democracia presentó oficialmente la segunda fase de su campaña global de incidencia política la semana pasada con el lanzamiento de #MantenerVivaLaDemocracia (#KeepDemocracyAlive), una audaz continuación de la ampliamente reconocida campaña de incidencia política #GraciasDemocr

The National Assembly of The Gambia officially launched its 5-Year Strategic Plan (2025–2029) on 16 May 2025 at a high-level ceremony held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre. 

From 13 to 14 May 2025, International IDEA, in collaboration with Le Réseau des compétences électorales francophones (RECEF) and the Office of the Electoral Commissioner (OEC) of Mauritius, organized a two-day Protecting Elections workshop. Held in conjunction with RECEF’s General Assembly and hosted by OEC Mauritius, this was the first Protecting Elections Workshop conducted in French and tailored for an electoral network audience.

Funded by the European Union, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) has been implementing a democracy strengthening project in Sierra Leone since November 2022.

On 21-22 April 2025, International IDEA held a two-day workshop in Baghdad to explore how Iraq’s information environment shapes the integrity of its electoral processes.

International IDEA and the Tribunal Electoral (TE), Panama, jointly organized a ‘Protecting Elections Capacity Development Workshop’ in Panama City, Panama, from 29 to 30 April 2025. The workshop is part of a global project funded by the Government of Canada.

IDEA Internacional y el Tribunal Electoral (TE) de Panamá organizaron conjuntamente un “Taller de Desarrollo de Capacidades para la Protección de Elecciones” en la Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, del 29 al 30 de abril de 2025. El taller forma parte de un proyecto global financiado por el Gobierno de Canadá.

In 2023, International IDEA and the Australian Election Commission partnered to host a series of virtual seminars aimed at bringing together electoral practitioners from around the world to discuss topics relating to electoral integrity. These seminars were designed to stimulate discussion and exchanges on key themes underpinning public trust in elections, such as operational integrity, security of the process and the information environment around elections.

En 2023, IDEA Internacional y la Comisión Electoral Australiana se asociaron para organizar una serie de seminarios virtuales con el objetivo de reunir a profesionales electorales de todo el mundo para debatir temas relacionados con la integridad electoral.

Since the Stockholm Founding Conference in 1995, International IDEA has worked to deliver policy-relevant knowledge, capacity development, advocacy and dialogue facilitation to advance and protect sustainable democracy globally.

Desde la Conferencia Fundacional de Estocolmo en 1995, IDEA Internacional ha trabajado para brindar conocimiento relevante para la formulación de políticas, desarrollo de capacidades, promoción y facilitación del diálogo con el fin de promover la democracia sostenible a nivel mundial.

To strengthen parliamentary communication, two workshops were held in Paro (14–16 April) and Haa (5-7 May) for Members of the National Assembly and the Secretariat staff of Bhutan’s Parliament. These back-to-back capacity-building events were respectively on Media Engagement and Digital Tools, and Parliament Communication Planning.

En un contexto global marcado por el aumento de los flujos migratorios y los desafíos de integración democrática, IDEA Internacional presenta: “Regulación internacional del voto de personas extranjeras”. Este documento ofrece un análisis comparado de las modalidades de participación electoral de personas extranjeras que no cuentan con ciudadanía en América Latina, la Unión Europea y países miembros de la OCDE.