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As a part of its written commitments to the Summit for Democracy, Ireland committed to establishing an independent statutory Electoral Commission. The bill passed last week also included provisions to improve the transparency of online political advertising, which up until this bill was unregulated. The LSE Blog discusses this bill in terms of the existing … Continued
The International Institute for Electoral and Democracy Assistance (International IDEA) and the European Commission held a hybrid event in Brussels on 20 June 2022; Post Summit for Democracy (S4D) Dialogue: Analysing country commitments and exploring opportunities for engagement. Representatives from the EU, EU Member States, government representatives from outside the EU and civil society exchanged insights … Continued
51 mayors from across 5 continents joined together to release a Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy. The declaration, which builds on a 2019 initiative and the commitments made by mayors at the S4D, reaffirms their unwavering commitment to rebuilding and reinforcing democracy, standing up for free and fair elections at home and abroad, defending … Continued
On 28 June 2022, a joint declaration between Spain and the US was released on the back of a discussion between President Pedro Sánchez and President Joe Biden to update and strengthen the strategic relationship between the two nations. The declaration is the first since 2001, and makes commitments to upholding peace and security, protecting … Continued
International IDEA is pleased to announce the publication of our report providing an analysis of the first Summit and presenting several options and opportunities for the second Summit. Read the full report here. Some key recommendations include: All countries participating in the Summit should be further encouraged to submit written commitments to publicly affirm their … Continued
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Seung Min Kim report in the Washington Post on the dynamics at last week’s Summit of the Americas. While President Biden noted great unity on substantive issues, such as democracy and climate change, the Summit was overshadowed by the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. The exclusion of these three … Continued
As the Summit of the Americas commences, for which expectations are fairly low that the Biden Administration will deliver, Nahal Toosi highlights six aspects for our attention in Politico. Those that choose to attend, and those that do not, will be telling, with Biden’s decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua controversial. The Administration has … Continued
The International Press Institute (IPI) offered ten recommendations for what democratic governments must do to better protect press freedom at home and globally: Protect press freedom at home. Avoid enacting or applying laws that can be modelled by authoritarian regimes to restrict the press. Ensure regulation of social media and online spaces is consistent with … Continued
Bello writes in the Economist about the quality of relations between countries in Latin America and with the United States ahead of the Summit of Americas at the beginning of June. This year the event will likely highlight the internal disagreements among Latin American countries and the region’s partial retreat from democracy. This factor is … Continued
From 29 to 31 March, the Westminster Foundation, in partnership with the National Democratic Institute and the World Resources Institute (WRI), organized an international conference on environmental democracy. The conference contributed to demonstrating the interdependencies between democracy and environmentalism: democratic legitimacy depends on an effective response to climate change, and fighting climate change requires such … Continued
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