Kevin Casas Zamora

Kevin Casas Zamora

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Kevin Casas Zamora is the Secretary General of IDEA, an intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting democracy worldwide. He is an expert in democratic governance, electoral processes, and political transitions, and has been involved in various initiatives to strengthen democratic institutions in different countries. Recently, he was in the news discussing the implications of delaying elections in Ukraine due to security concerns amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia.

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Kevin Casas Zamora, secretary general of IDEA Internacional, stated that the rule of law has supported the resilience of democratic systems.

Estados Unidos registra su mayor deterioro democrático en décadas, alerta IDEA Internacional
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-09-20
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Kevin Casas-Zamora is the director of Idea who explains the global decline in democracy and attributes part of it to Donald Trump's administration.

Sob Trump, indicadores democráticos dos EUA chegam ao menor nível em 50 anos e expõem riscos à ordem internacional
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2026-09-18
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Kevin Casas-Zamora, director of IDEA, commented on the impact of the 2020 events in the USA on global democracy.

Ce mai rămâne din democrație în epoca tuturor conflictelor? Dar în România?
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2026-09-16
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Kevin Casas-Zamora is the director of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) and comments on the global impact of events in the United States.

Erosión de la democracia en Estados Unidos está teniendo repercusiones en todo el mundo, según informe
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-09-15
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Kevin Casas-Zamora is the Secretary General of IDEA and discusses the impact of organized crime on democracy in Latin America.

La extensión del crimen organizado amenaza la democracia en América Latina, según informe - Mundo
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-09-15
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Kevin Casas-Zamora, International Idea’s secretary general, warned that the risk of conflict rose as democracies deteriorated.

Democracy indicators in US at lowest levels for 50 years, data shows | Trump administration
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-15
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Kevin Casas-Zamora highlighted the necessity of human supervision in sensitive electoral processes despite the delegation to technology.

Sopesan rol de IA en procesos electivos
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-07-30
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Secretary general of International IDEA Kevin Casas-Zamora welcomed India's chairship of International IDEA.

CEC cites success of SIR in Bihar at global meet | India News
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2026-01-22
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Kevin Casas-Zamora is one of the authors discussing the relationship between democracy and development.

What democracy means for a society’s bottom line
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2025-11-13
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Kevin Casas-Zamora, the secretary general of IDEA, expressed concern over the state of democracy and press freedom worldwide.

Freedom of the press at its lowest in 50 years: study - World
Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941·PakistanPakistan· 2025-09-12
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Kevin Casas-Zamora is the Secretary General of IDEA who commented on the alarming state of press freedom worldwide.

Sloboda tlače je na najnižšej úrovni za posledných 50 rokov
SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·SlovakiaSlovakia· 2025-09-11
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Kevin Casas Zamora is the Secretary General of IDEA who discussed the implications of postponing elections in Ukraine.

El aplazamiento electoral que Trump critica en Ucrania es habitual en las situaciones de emergencia | Internacional
El País·SpainSpain· 2025-03-17
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