What is accountability and why is it such a vital component for a successful democracy?
Thought leaders and global development luminaries shared their thoughts with Devex in this special #DemocracyMatters interview series at International IDEA’s headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.
Yves Leterme, the intergovernmental organization’s secretary-general, shared that accountability is a “major part of how we conceive democracy,” providing a good balance between executive power and citizen control.