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 processes can help peace-building and prevent political violence. This year’s theme: “The Right to Peace - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights†celebrates the 70th anniversary ...
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 socio-political stakeholders. And this 15 of September, we celebrate the International Day of Democracy. To agree on a set of values and principles to follow is ...
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 have accepted the challenge. They have realized that weak election administration can lead to poll manipulation and decreased trust in democratic institutions. The adoption of election ...
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 be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.†Women should be encouraged to participate in politics as voters, candidates, officials, ...
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 seventh election since 1992 when democracy was established as the country's form of government. More than 700 posts were up for election. The most noteworthy being ...
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 the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI in French). The decision of the Korean government to cut ties with Miru for this project comes as a surprise ...
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 and House Representatives. Later this month -on May 27- Colombia will hold the most awaited presidential race in years, with a runoff on June 17 ...
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 Parliament Meljis. According to the 2017 World Report published by Human Rights Watch, “Turkmenistan is among the world’s most repressive and closed countries, where the president ...