The Democratic Republic of Congo conducted its highly awaited general elections on December 30, 2018. The elections were expected to restore peace and stability as well as creating hope [...]
![Women’s Day: Preventing violence against women in politics](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Photo-by-tim-mossholder-642544-unsplash-330x200.jpg)
“We recognize that women in various parts of the world are at different stages of participation in the life of their community, that some of them are prevented by law [...]
![Five issues to watch in the European Parliamentary Elections](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Photo-by-Pixabay-330x200.jpg)
The EU elections of 2019 together with the finalization of Brexit are reasonably close. The amalgamation of the two events is set to interrupt the present-day patterns of policy-making in [...]
![Does disinformation hurt elections? 10 proposals from the UK](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/news-517380_1280-330x200.jpg)
Fake news can be detrimental to election processes in any democracy. Political leaders have even gone as far as considering digital misinformation a pandemic. The spread of false or manipulated [...]
![How much does an election cost?](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/figures-2473795_1280-330x200.jpg)
The cost of elections is a challenging number to study as it varies drastically depending on the political, socio-economic, legal or historic contex. Broadly speaking, costs can include a variety of [...]
![How elections are contributing to peace](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Photo-by-Christian-Wiediger-on-Unsplash-1-330x200.jpg)
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 [...]
![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 [...]
![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 [...]