What Happened in the World of Constitution Building in 2025? Insights from ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field

Established and managed by the Constitutional Governance and Rule of Law Programme of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, ConstitutionNet is the online knowledge-sharing hub for the constitution-building community. Through the eyes of local experts and actors, ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field pieces offer timely analyses of constitution-building processes as they unfold on the ground around the world. This article reviews the constitutional trends and developments highlighted in our Voices series throughout 2025, including amendments that have undermined democracy or attempted to strengthen it, and the introduction (or failure) of new constitutions. It concludes by outlining ongoing constitutional reform efforts which will be worth watching closely in 2026.