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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Consul Conference 2026: Munich
Call for session proposals now open! Get your ticket The CONSUL DEMOCRACY Foundation in collaboration with the Landeshauptstadt München organises… Read More →
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Video collection: CONSUL Meet-up recordings
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: Decide Madrid
💙 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀… Read More →
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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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