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…
Theme: Elections
Another Off-Cycle Election Season in Nigeria
Nigerians in Edo and Ondo will go to the polls on September 21 and November 16, respectively, to elect state…
The Bulgarian Factor in North Macedonia’s Elections and EU Prospects
The May 8 elections will be crucial for North Macedonia’s EU membership negotiations, with the campaign dominated by complicated relations…
Holistic safety: Recommendations for journalist safety during elections
This “super-election” year (in which over 40 countries will head to the polls) poses many risks to journalist safety. While…
Elections in Panama: The new president is José Mulino
Realzando Metas party candidate wins with over 34 percent On May 5, three million Panamanians were called upon to elect…
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…
Togo’s Constitutional Conflict
On 4 April 2024 Togo postponed its parliamentary and regional elections to 29 April after an initial one-week extension for…
A Tree, a Roof, a Tent: Spatial Models for a New Democratic Paradigm
The essay argues that the current perception of democracy as simply voting in elections is a recent and limited understanding.…
Building Resilience Against Election Influence Operations: Preparing for the European Elections in 2024 and Beyond
In 2024, nearly half of the world’s population is heading to the polls. One of the biggest of these contests…
What media and civil society leaders can do to mitigate technology-fueled misogyny in the 2024 elections
In 2024, elections will take place in multiple countries with a collective population of 4 billion people; nearly half the…