Stories - Citizens' Initiative

The people of Berlin have decided - but in the end, nothing has been determined

It is a rainy August day in 2022, I am standing on the Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin, a landmark of the city and...

US Midterms: Abortion and direct democracy on the ballot

On November 8, around 170 million United States (US) voters were called to the polls for the midterm...

The Michigan Freedom for Reproductive Rights Campaign and the power of the Citizens Initiative

Politics encompassing a moral dimension often garner considerably more controversy being, as Christopher...

First-ever online collection of signatures sets Italy up for referendum on euthanasia

Italy is experiencing history in the making - thanks to a citizens’ initiative regarding legalizing...

Challenges to direct democracy under Corona

Rosen Milenov is a Bulgarian advocate for direct democracy who works as a private consultant and runs a...

How the postponed referendum in Switzerland impacts citizens' initiatives

While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...

Celebrating modern direct democracy with a Taiwanese character

A special democracy train, signature gatherers in Buddhist temples, nationwide marches for better legislation...

World Citizens’ Initiative welcomed at Global Forum on Direct Democracy

This year, Democracy International, together with Democracy Without Borders and CIVICUS, started a...

Towards A Hot Autumn Of Popular Voting

Hundreds of millions of people around the world will be called to make mayor decisions at the ballot box this...

Taiwan: No To Casinos, Yes To Direct Democracy

Seven years after a first popular vote, the citizens in Taiwan`s offshore Penghu archipelago confirmed their...