On November 8, 2007, the United Nations (UN) began observing September 15 as the International Day of Democracy to celebrate democracy and promote it around the globe. Democracy has been a priority for the UN since 1948, when the Universal Declaration of
Experts will debate about Democracy in Athens
The Athens Democracy Forum, organized by The International New York Times and the United Nations Democracy Fund, will take place in Athens from September 13 to 15. During this event, a group of diplomats, students, executives, politicians, leading thinkers and
Smartmatic modernises elections in Latin America
Over the last decade, Smartmatic has helped millions of voters cast their votes in thousands of elections around the world. In 2015, we contributed to strengthen democracy in Latin America, offering our technology and services to modernise elections in Argentina,
Voter registration extended in 3 provinces in Zambia
The Electoral Commission of Zambia announced this week its decision to extend the registration process for voters in the provinces of Luapula, Copperbelt and North Western. In light of these changes, registration will run until January 31st 2016, as opposed
7 Q&As about the upcoming elections in Chiapas
On July 19, citizens of the Mexican state of Chiapas will vote to elect their local authorities. 1. What offices will be elected? Voters will elect: 24 deputies by relative majority, 17 deputies by proportional representation, and 122 delegation chiefs
Electronic voting sets a new milestone for elections in Argentina
Technology and innovation in the form of electronic voting have once again made a positive impact on the democratic history of a country, this time in the municipalities of Marcos Juarez and La Falda, in the Argentine province of Cordoba,