IFES host capacity building workshop for Yemens Women department. Amani Al-gharibi/IFES

Yemen

In November 2011, former President Ali Abdallah Saleh signed the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) power transfer deal and its implementation mechanism. Under the agreement, presidential powers were transferred to Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour al-Hadi until the general presidential elections on February 21, 2012. The election resulted in Vice President Hadi becoming president.
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Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Civil Society, Democracy Assistance, Political Parties

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Civic education deals with broader concepts underpinning a democratic society such as the respective roles and responsibilities of citizens, government, political and special interests, the mass media, and the business and non-profit sectors, as well as the significance of periodic and competitive elections.

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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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Election Management

Election management covers the roles, functions, organization, financing, management of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs). It focuses on the institutional structure of EMBs, their administrative infrastructure, the work they do, and their external environment.

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Funded by the European Commission (EC) through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Yemen Joint Electoral Assistance Project aims to build the capacity of electoral stakeholders as well as to support the role of civil society and women in Yemen’s political processes.

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