Opinion: Paige Alexander and Kristin Lord: 2024 Is the Year of Elections. Let’s Act Now to Protect Them.
As we look ahead this year, voters in more than 50 countries, including the United States, will go to the…
Theme: Elections
Carter Center and Rice’s Baker Institute to Hold Panel Discussions on Best Election Practices
The Carter Center and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy on May 17 will host panel discussions on guiding…
Five things you need to know about Indonesia’s 2024 elections
WFD’s elections expert, Tanja Hollstein, discussed key insights from a conversation with WFD’s Country Director in Indonesia, Ravio Patra, following…
Who’s excluded from 2024’s bumper crop of elections?
In 2024 the world will see an unprecedented election year. For the first time, countries home to more than half…
The Banknote Controlled Voter Consent
The study contributes to advocacy for increased transparency in how political parties and candidates finance election campaigns in Uganda. It…
Curbing the Escalating Cost of Politics
This policy brief addresses the critical need for comprehensive campaign finance reforms in Uganda to enhance transparency, accountability, and fairness…
Eat Widely, Vote Wisely?
Democracy in many developing countries is undermined by widespread vote buying—the provision of cash or goods in exchange for votes.…
Red Lines Around a Free and Fair Polish Election
The October 15, 2023 Polish parliamentary election will not be fair. The country’s last fair election was in 2015, when…
Our Experts’ 2023 Policy Wish List to Strengthen Democracy
At the start of the new year, we asked our experts to each put forth one recommendation that would strengthen…
Malaysia’s diversity should be celebrated, not used as a political weapon, Southeast Asian MPs say
During the elections, discriminatory and hateful campaign rhetoric flooded various social media platforms, with TikTok even saying that it was…