By Sabine Pokorny (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung) The 2025 Bundestag elections call supposed certainties into question. For a long time, the impact of the voters’ social status on voting behaviour declined. Voting behaviour was very volatile and voters changed between political parties of all directions. Candidates were getting more and more important for the voting decision. [...]
By Hanife Osmani (Independent journalist) On February 9, 2025, the Republic of Kosova conducted its parliamentary elections to determine the composition of its 120-member Assembly. These elections were pivotal, reflecting the nation’s evolving political dynamics and its commitment to democratic processes. Electoral results The incumbent party, Vetëvendosje (VV), led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, secured [...]
Presentation of ODIHR's Opinion the Polish Party Law at the Sejm (Warsaw). View VIDEO
Advising on party ethics regulation at the Armenian parliament (Yerevan). View LINK View LINK
Presentation at the ODIHR Workshop on Political Integrity and Gender Equality in Political Parties (Yerevan). View LINK
By Wilfried Marxer (Liechtenstein Institute) Parliamentary elections were held in Liechtenstein last Sunday, 9 February 2025. The election Sunday ended very differently for the two traditionally dominant parties, which have been in office in a joint governing coalition almost without interruption for decades: the Vaterländische Union (Patriotic Union; VU), as the majority party in government, [...]
Presentation on "Managing Successors to Prohibited Political Parties: the Spanish Case" at the Roundtable on "Prevention of Negative Phenomena in Elections: International Practices and the Case of the Republic of Moldova" organised by the Central Electoral Commission in Moldova (Chisinau). View LINK
Presentation at the Public Discussion Forum on "Reimagining Democracy: Revitalizing Representative Democracy in Indonesia and ASEAN" organised by The Habibie Center, in collaboration with the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS Malaysia) and supported by the UK Mission to ASEAN (Jakarta). View LINK Watch PRESENTATION
Presentation on "Comparative Perspective on Transparency and Disclosure in Political Financing: Lessons for Malaysia" at the Political Financing International Conference 2025 Conference on Prospects, Challenges and Opportunities for Political Financing Reform in Malaysia, organised by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), the Prime Minister Office of Malaysia, and the British High Commission in [...]
By Jonathan Arlow (University of Liverpool) The General Election continued the trend for fragmentation in the Irish party system, with the three big beasts of Irish politics – Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and Sinn Féin – all winning between 19 to 22 per cent of the vote share. The Irish electorate has also bucked the [...]
