Electoral Governance & Political Trend

in Asia
Ichal Supriadi
Asia Democracy Network - ADN
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 Contemporary Democracy Challenges
Democracy in Serious Pressure
Achievement and also loss
Democratic Manipulation Perceptions & Narrative:
Institution and Processes Failed, development first, democracy later

Growing Influences Inadequate Response

Non-Democratic Countries CSOs: work in silo, funding
Govt policy
Populism Authoritarian
Tech Impact
Political Identity, Hate-speech,
Intolerant, Violence, Extremism
 Connectivity
• Media (SMPs) are the most blamed factors, enabler,
and stimulates the current situation. Esp. rise of Intolerance,
intolerant (INFID 2019); Violence,
Extremism,
• ND’s Country influences are varies: economic Political
identity
cooperation turn to domination, Political intervention,
and International Relation; Motivates the trend of the
authoritarian, corruptive, and threat to harmony. (IRI
2018; Anwar 2019; ADN 2019; Brady 2017; Hamilton
2018);
• Fund of ND countries will undermined the democracy Media
SMP, MM
promotion. (Kersting and Kilby 2014; Li 2017).

ND Authoritaria
Country’s nism &
Influence Populism
 Current Electoral Situation
1. Political Dynasty dominations;
2. Guns, Goons, and Golds characters;
3. Social media abuses; media captures;
4. Insecurity
5. Political identity; rise of intolerant; National
security; terrorism
6. Democratic narrative manipulation;
Populism authoritarianism;
7. Intervention/influences of Non-democratic
Funding; case of Australia, NZ, & Cam;
8. The weakening on the CSOs and Election
Observers; shrinking space, resources, and
coordination.
Future Perspectives on Democracy
1. Expect an increase pressure and attacks to the CSOs and Oppositions;
2. Captures of the political event: Elections and referendum, (resources
capture, manipulate narrative;
3. More bad laws: National security first vs Harm HR vr Democratic value;;
4. Turning point of the CSOs (either Empowered or Failure)
5. New style of democracy;
Looking Future Asian Elections
• USA 2020 elections will set a new trend Globally,
• Expects worsening trends; if failed to responds Social media; citizens education, and
Non-democratic countries influence/intervention;
• Electoral Technicalities VS democratic quality.
• Money, and resources captures;
• Renew the old games; Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia;
• Hopes with risk: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Maldives,
• Still in high Risk: Pakistan, Afghanistan,
• Likely maintain “stability”: Timor-Leste, Bhutan, Rep. Korea, Japan, Nepal, Mongolia
• Unchanged Game: Vietnam, Laos, North Korea, Brunei, Singapore,
ABOUT THE NETWORK
• An umbrella organization of regional CSOs
(networks of networks). Established in 2013 By
key-NGOs leader in Asia.
• Aim to promote and defend democracy
together.
• Mandate to consolidate and complement of
regional effort

OVER 500 Related Partner Organization (RPOs)

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