Founding members of International IDEA
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance?
1) India is founding member of the organization.
2) Japan has observer status.- Published on 09 Nov 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Both 1 and 2
- International IDEA's 14 founding member states were Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, India, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and Sweden.
- Today, it has 29 members. Japan has observer status.
- The Founding Conference of International IDEA took place on 27–28 February 1995.
The institute’s four initial fields of activity were defined as:
(1) the creation of a databank and provision of information services;
(2) research;
(3) establishing and promotion of guidelines;
(4) offering advisory and capacity-building services.
