The most complete citizen participation tool for an open, transparent and democratic government.
The open source CONSUL DEMOCRACY software is free to use and modify.

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Our User Community
The CONSUL DEMOCRACY software is and has been used by more than 250 cities and organizations all over the world.
Use the CONSUL DEMOCRACY software to

Open up spaces for Debate

Gather and evaluate Citizen Proposals

Make collective decisions through Voting

Organize a process of Participatory Budgeting

Collaboratively draft laws or regulations
Get started right away with the installation and implementation of your own CONSUL DEMOCRACY-based participation platform.

Partners
We work closely with different tech and network partners. Some of them have been there at the very beginning, some of them are new. Together we make the project better every day.
We are always open to new collaborations, both when it comes to our pool of trusted Certified Companies as well as our Regional Partners who actively spread CONSUL DEMOCRACY in their country or region and assist users.
Latest news
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Version Release 2.4.0!
We’re happy to announce Consul Democracy 2.4.0 , with: For details, check the release notes and the changelog. You can also use the release discussion to give… Read More →
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Newsletter Summer 2025
We publish here our newsletter sent on 31 August 2025. Free Consul instance for limited-resource orgs, Vacancy for Board Members,… Read More →
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How to use the Consul Democracy platform: video instructions
Every software application needs instruction videos, which is why we publish short, subtitled and easy to follow instruction videos on… Read More →
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Consul Meet-up Nederland op 1 oktober
Kom ook naar de Meet-up Nederland, waar je een update krijgt over het Consul Democracy project, we luisteren naar een… Read More →
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We are looking for 2 new Board members!
The Consul Democracy Foundation (CDF) is looking for two new board members to join our international team. We are especially… Read More →
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Free Consul instance for limited resource organizations
In 2025 we start with offering a free Consul Democracy instance to public or civil society organizations with limited resources,… Read More →
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Google Summer of Code 2025
In 2025 we collaborate with young developers under the auspices of the Google Summer of Code Programme. The aim of… Read More →
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Open-source, LLM-powered Civic Assistant
Open-source, LLM-powered Civic Assistant For this project we will be working in a consortium of European partners on an AI-powered… Read More →
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Dedicated Mentoring Program 2025
Dedicated Mentoring Program 2025 In 2025 we collaborate with young developers under the auspices of the Dedicated Mentoring Programme by… Read More →
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Spring Newsletter 😎
This is the Consul Democracy Spring Newsletter, published on 28 May 2025. Read More →
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