New Delhi/Stockholm: India has been elected as the Chair of International IDEA — the Intergovernmental organisation that supports sustainable democracy across the world — for the year 2026. The announcement was made after a meeting of the Council of Member States held in Stockholm, Sweden, where India formally assumed the annual Chairship from Switzerland, the outgoing Chair for 2025.

International IDEA (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) shared the development in an official post on X, stating: “The Council of Member States of @Int_IDEA has elected #India as the Institute’s Chair for 2026. India assumed the annual Chairship from the 2025 Chair, Switzerland, at a meeting of the Council in Stockholm, Sweden, on 3 December 2025.”

India has been a member of Int

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