The importance of election observation

Ballots at a polling station during the general elections in Liberia in October 2023. Photo: Johanna Suberu Svanelind/ Embassy of Sweden in Monrovia

Of: Ofelia Gedda

In October 2023, Liberia held its first general election since UN peacekeeping forces left the country. The election is regarded today as a success. Thanks in part to the extensive election observation efforts that monitored the process.

October 15, 2024, Reportage

Week 39: Political disagreement over Middle East peace solutions, chocolate boycott and the future of Ukraine

The fact that Sweden chose to cast its vote when the UN General Assembly voted through a resolution condemning Israel's occupation of Palestinian land has sparked debate in the past week. Photo: Lara Torvi/Flickr.

Of: Ofelia Gedda

This week, the uncertain global situation has continued to be the focus of the debate on global issues. The escalation in the conflicts between Israel, Palestine and now Hezbollah has been widely debated from different sides and angles, but even within the political parties the members do not agree on the way forward. Economic support for post-war Ukraine should be planned already now, a debater believes, while Russia's income should be cut off, among other things, through a chocolate boycott.

September 30, 2024, Current debate