New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will assume the Chairmanship of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the 12 months 2026 to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 03, a launch from the Election Commission of India stated.
As Chair, he’ll preside over all Council conferences in 2026. International IDEA, established in 1995, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to strengthening democratic establishments and processes worldwide.
With a present membership of 35 international locations and the United States and Japan as Observers, the organisation promotes inclusive, resilient, and accountable democracies (List of Member Countries in Annexure).
The Chairship marks a major milestone, reflecting international recognition of the Election Commission of India as one of many world’s most credible and revolutionary Election Management Bodies (EMBs). India, a founding member of IIDEA, has constantly contributed to the organisation’s governance, democratic discourse and institutional initiatives.
As Chair, CEC Gyanesh Kumar will leverage the nation’s unmatched expertise of conducting the world’s largest elections to form IIDEA’s international agenda. The collaboration will strengthen knowledge-sharing, reinforce skilled networks amongst EMBs, and assist evidence-based international electoral reforms.
As the world’s largest voters of almost a billion electors, with well-laid-out, clear, and documented electoral processes, India will endeavour to share its greatest practices with EMBs worldwide in the course of the 12 months.
Joint programmes, workshops, and analysis collaborations amongst ECI’s coaching institute, the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), and IIDEA will additional improve international readiness to handle challenges corresponding to disinformation, electoral violence, and the erosion of voter belief.
Since its inception, IIIDEM has been coaching election officers not solely within the nation but in addition worldwide. To date, IIIDEM has signed MoUs with 28 international locations and has additionally skilled 3169 officers from almost 142 international locations.
Under CEC’s management, IIDEA and ECI will work carefully to doc and disseminate ECI’stechnological and administrative improvements and greatest practices internationally. (ANI)