The Election Observer
The Election Observer
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"The Election Observer" is the flagship podcast series of the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) which features election observer groups and democracy and human rights advocates to discuss and provide insights about contemporary electoral issues and challenges in Asia.
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The podcast emphasizes various content themes such as electoral integrity, press freedom challenges, youth engagement, and civic education. Notable episodes include discussions on reporting elections amid AI and disinformation, promoting citizen observer rights, and the impact of youth power on democracy, addressing how these issues influence and shape electoral processes in different countries.

“The Election Observer” is the flagship podcast series of the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) which features election observer groups and democracy and human rights advocates to discuss and provide insights about contemporary electoral issues and challenges in Asia.
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 finance during the ”Political Finance Transparency and Oversight International Roundtable” in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.The report ”Citizen Monitoring of Political and Campaign Finance in Asia: A Framework for Action” examines how civil society organizations (CSOs) monitor political and campaign finance in India, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.In Season 04 Episode 01 of “The Election Observer” podcast, ANFREL will discuss what lessons can be learned from the challenges identified from the country-specific case studies, the good practices that can be adopted, and how to apply the framework in monitoring political and electoral campaign finance. Joining us in this episode are Atty. Carlo Gino Africa, executive director of Hiraya, and Ayan Rahman Khan, program officer at ANFREL.

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