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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Election dispute is the climax of the election process. The legitimacy of the election process depends in part on the objectivity and impartiality of dispute resolution mechanisms.

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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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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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IFES received funds from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) to implement a project designed to increase the knowledge, skills and values relevant to the practice of participatory democracy by youth in Yemen. The program was designed to address the problem of low levels of youth civic awareness and participation in Yemen by reaching out to a population historically disengaged from civic participation.

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