ANFREL Senior Program Officer for International Election Observation Missions, Dr. Manjesh Rana, met with key stakeholders ...

The Asian Electoral Stakeholder Forum (AESF) is a platform for election management bodies, election observer groups, civil ...

The recent disclosures of Anthropic and OpenAI, the tech companies behind AI agents Claude and ChatGPT, respectively, provide ...

In Season 4 Episode 2 of “The Election Observer” podcast, ANFREL will discuss the repercussions of postponing the Barangay ...

Know more about the programs and activities that ANFREL members implemented and conducted in the September issue of the ANFREL Members Roundup.

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) launched a framework for monitoring campaign and political ...

The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) expresses its disappointment and dismay over the signing by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of Republic Act No. 12326 on September 24, 2026 ...

In Bangladesh, the political discourse was shaped primarily by disagreements over the implementation of the July National Charter and what this means for the country’s post-uprising institutional ...

This report examines how civil society organizations (CSOs) monitor political and campaign finance in five Asian democracies—India, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. While each ...

Quezon City, September 22, 2026 — Congress has passed a bill extending the term of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials from four to five years. The bill amends Republic Act No. 12232, moving ...

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) and International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) are launching a framework for action on monitoring campaign and ...