US EditionEurope’s 2024 Election 'Super-Cycle' Marred by Disinformation, Foreign Interference, Violence
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Based in Stockholm, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance notes that 40 per cent of the national elections held in 2024 were "some form of contestation of the credibility of the result".
Europe’s 2024 election 'super-cycle' marred by disinformation, foreign interference, violence
Hybrid threats targeting elections surged globally last year, when an estimated 1.6 billion people voted in 74 national elections worldwide. While many European elections upheld procedural integrity, concerns regarding media influence and foreign interference undermined public trust in the democratic process.
DN DEBATT. 2024 was a unique year – never before have so many people gone to the polls. Despite this, the year was a setback, new figures show that reliable democratic elections are under threat around the world. The US elections have been a catalyst for the negative development. Now extensive support is needed for the world's electoral authorities, writes Kevin Casas-Zamora for the democracy institute International Idea.
Foreign influence used as 'alibi' in democracies: think tank
Read: 2 min Foreign influence in elections is a real concern but sometimes used as an “alibi” by democracies to divert attention from domestic issues, the head of a democracy think-tank said Monday. According to a new report by Stockholm-based International IDEA, disinformation and manipulation of social media algorithms to influence results are among the major threats to democracies during election campaigns. The threat is “exacerbated by the e…
Expert fears disinformation could influence the general election DEICHMAN BJØRVIKA (Nettavisen): On Thursday, June 5, the Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) and the Defence Research Institute (FFI) organized the "Influence Conference 2025." Those invited talked about how we should defend ourselves against disinformation and influence in a year marked by the general election on September 8 and geopolitical unrest. Read also: Nettavisen poll: Sm…
June 9, 2025, Baghdad/Bass: The Secretary-General of the Center for Research on Global Democracy said that foreign intervention... the article appeared as the world's democracies suffer external interference and deception first.
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