Elections are critical to support healthier democracies within a sustainable and peaceful environment. As we celebrate the International Day of Peace, let us focus on eight ways in which election [...]
![How to celebrate Democracy Day? 3 Perspectives beyond elections](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ashton-bingham-83455-unsplash-330x200.jpg)
Democracy is as much a process as a goal. It represents a mode of government and community coexistence that requires broad engagement and input by ruling bodies, individuals and all [...]
![Is Biometric voting registration a promising trend in Africa?](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Photo-by-GovernmentZA-via-Flickr-330x200.jpg)
Africa has been experiencing swift political transitions during the last few decades. Reforms have come with demands for greater transparency and accountability. In consequence many of the election management bodies [...]
![Pakistan heads to the polls to combat gender inequality at the ballot box](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Post6-Pakistan-Photo-by-DFID-UK-via-Commons-Wikimedia-330x200.jpg)
Promoting the participation of women in politics must be a priority for all election management bodies. As the legendary American civil rights leader, Susan B. Anthony stated, “There never will [...]
![5 surprising points about Paraguay General Elections](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Photo-by-Leandro-Neumann-Ciuffo-on-Flickr-330x200.jpg)
Last April, more than four million Paraguayans were registered to hit the polls for a general election. Voters went to choose both national and local authorities. The event is the [...]
![Controversy surrounds election automation in DRC](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/congo_elections001-330x200.jpg)
The controversy around the upcoming DRC elections has only increased after the South Korean Government distanced itself from Miru Systems, the Korean company that will be providing voting equipment to [...]
![Colombia’s presidential election, beyond the peace process](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/14351292446_7bf977457e_m-330x200.jpg)
The three national elections scheduled in Colombia for 2018 are keeping election authorities quite busy. The first round of elections were held on March 11, when citizens elected members of Senate [...]
![Campaign period winds down as Turkmen voters get ready for parliamentary and local elections](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/turk-330x200.png)
Although Turkmenistan is recognized internationally as a repressive and authoritarian regime, citizens are scheduled to head to the polls on March 25 to elect 125 five seats in the Turkmenistan [...]