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In recent years, there has been a change in attitude among Nepalese voters in favour of electing young politicians. A collaboration between Nepalese political parties, DIPD, and the Social Liberal Party of Denmark focuses on several initiatives to promote youth leadership in Nepal, and the youth are seizing the opportunity.

Thailand went to the polls in May 2023, and surprisingly, one of the country's newest opposition parties, the Move Forward Party, won. Regardless of this, conservative forces have acquired power and kept the party out of office. DIPD spoke with one of the key figures of Move Forward about youth involvement and the future of a democratic Thailand.

The representation of youth in politics is a huge problem in almost every country in the world. But what inspires the ones who defy the odds and join youth politics, and what is it like to work in politics as a young person? DIPD has spoken with two youth politicians – one from Denmark and one from the Philippines.

A small piece of the Danish Island, Bornholm can be found in Nairobi's stunning national museum garden. At least, that's how we felt as delegates from four Danish parties at the Kenyan People's Meeting, "The People Dialogue Festival".

Nepalese youth have taken up important positions in the political parties as they have been trained in news skills, democratic collaboration, and leadership.

Traditionally, Kenyan political culture has been mostly top-down and based on one-way communication. Changes for a more inclusive political culture is seeing light in Kenya.

What will 2022 bring? In terms of democracy, well, it’s hard to say but I think we can agree that 2022 will be another year where we will see democracies struggle. Struggle with autocrats and autocratic regimes, who increasingly have been able to build their power and influence, and crack down on independent media, civil society, activists, and political opponents. Actions that fragment and weaken the democratic fabric and the future aspirations of any society.

Learning from DIPD's work through the past ten years shows that sustainable results are obtained with common ideological referencepoints and without the presence of classical donor/recepient relations.

Social media is feared by many female politicians for harsh, snide comments and often even sexual harassment. This counts for Bhutan as well as Denmark. But social media can also be a tool to break out of the often male-dominated arena of traditional media and enter politics standing on one’s own feet.

Peace Boot Camps for youth leaders and establishing inter-party platforms to resolve conflicts between parties resulted in a marked decrease in political violence.

Political Youth Camp in Denmark inspires and motivates youth to actively play a role in politics in their countries.

Interview with Bent Nicolajsen, Venstre, reveals how using the Outcome Harvesting method led to insights they would not have picked up on through traditional reporting methods.