International IDEA will launch the fifth edition of its flagship report, The Global State of Democracy 2023: The New Checks and Balances, on Thursday, 2 November 2023 from 17:00 to 18:30 CET.
Alongside a presentation of the Report’s findings and recommendations, the launch will feature a panel discussion on the role countervailing institutions play in the advancement of democracy. Going beyond traditional ‘checks and balances’, countervailing institutions also include the bodies, movements and institutions that protect the equilibrium of power between the people and the government.
H.E. Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana and H.E. Dr José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste, will deliver keynote addresses.
Other speakers and panel members will be Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora ,Secretary-General, International IDEA, Ms Adina Trunk Chief of Staff, Secretary-General’s Office, International IDEA, Dr Seema Shah Head of Democracy Assessment Unit, International IDEA, Dr Massimo Tommasoli, Director of Global Programmes, International IDEA Ms Isabel Aninat, Dean, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Law School, Ms Kunthida Rungruengkiat, Director, Progressive Movement Foundation, Mr Leopoldo López, Co-Founder, World Liberty Congress.
