23/10/2026
Disinformation narratives are built years before the vote. 🗳️
Information influence and the erosion of public trust do not appear only during election campaigns. They are long term processes, with narratives often established years in advance and intensifying as elections approach. For electoral administrations, the work starts well before any campaign, through planning, preparation and building public trust.
This was the focus of The Frontline is a Timeline: Elections, Information Integrity and Societal Resilience, with Ms Laura Jasper, Strategic Analyst at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, Mr Sead Alihodžić, Principal Adviser on Elections, Conflict and Risk Management at International IDEA, and Mr Matjaž Gruden, Director for Democracy at the Council of Europe, in conversation with Mr Ned Mendez, Head of Research and Insights at Alliance4Europe. 🗣️
Safeguarding democracy, the speakers agreed, also requires stronger institutions and a stronger society: reliable information, independent media, space for civic participation, quality civic education and critical thinking, and a real voice for young people in decision making.
With this panel, the 16th edition of the 2BS Forum came to an end. 🌐
