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    Haiti

    Haitians have been challenging authoritarian rule since 1986. In 1990, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president, but a coup ousted him seven months later. A U.S. intervention reinstated Aristide in 1994. Rene Preval was elected president in 1996, until Aristide won a second term in 2000 and a political crisis developed on grounds that the elections were fraudulent. In 2004, Aristide left Haiti amid a rebel insurrection. Although democratic rule was restored in 2006, bitter political divisions persist.

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Civil Society

Civil society is the political “space” where citizens can debate, join groups, and mobilize for change without being threatened or intimidated. Legitimate governments can extend their legitimacy by being accountable to civil society, which is often the ultimate check on the abuse of power.

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Mexico

The Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) and the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) signed a memorandum of understanding of institutional cooperation. IFES will carry out a study to diagnose the Mexican electoral system from an international perspective.

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Democracy Assistance

Democracy assistance can be defined as the legal, technical and logistic support provided to electoral laws, processes and institutions.

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IFES has been involved in the democracy movement in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1989. In that time, IFES has worked in more than 20 nations, strengthening democracy.

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