Swedish International Liberal Centre
SILC is a liberal foundation that assists democracy development. The goal of SILC is to strengthen organizations and support individuals who develop and promote democracy and human rights. SILC primarily works with political parties and youth, women’s and human rights’ organizations, as well as independent journalists. The bulk of its work occurs in totalitarian and […]
Conclusions and recommendations following election observation of the Swedish general elections of 11 September 2022
VOS – the Association for Election Observation in Sweden observed the Swedish general elections of 11 September with 95 observers from 21 countries. This new initiative is co-founded by EPDE’s Swedish member Swedish International Liberal Centre (Silc) as part of the “European voters – together for electoral integrity” project coordinated by the EPDE secretariat. The […]
Election observation as a tool to engage young people in democratic processes
In the run-up to the Swedish 2022 general elections, the election observation alliance VOS conducted trainings for students at Stockholm University and Kista Folkhögskola to engage young people in the electoral process. The collaboration is foreseen to be continued throughout the following years in preparation for the European parliamentary elections. VOS providing a training at […]
EPDE member SILC co-founds citizen election observation organization VOS ahead of the 2022 general elections
EPDE member Swedish International Liberal Center (Silc) co-founded VOS – föreningen valobservation i Sverige – on 24 of March 2022, in cooperation with a group of election observers that have previously conducted election observation within the framework of the four party affiliated foundations Silc, the Palme Center, Green Forum, and CIS. VOS is the only […]