In This Issue

Nepali Actors Set Scene for National Elections

Men climbed trees and a woman peered between the legs of audience members to get a glimpse of the drama unfolding in Kathmandu's Ratna Park. More than 1,000 Nepalis came to watch the Aarohan theater group entertain and inform citizens about the Constituent Assembly election scheduled for April 10.… read more »

IFES Project Aims to Cool Tensions in East Timor

Concern that political tensions in East Timor could lead to more violence is the driving force behind a new IFES project that seeks to teach citizens about the laws that govern peaceful political transition.… read more »

IFES Announces Launch of BRIDGE, Election Administration Training

IFES and its partners launched Version Two of the Building Resources in Democracy and Governance (BRIDGE) Project in New York on March 26, 2008. The event drew dozens of international electoral experts and members of the diplomatic, non-profit and United Nations communities at International IDEA's headquarters.… read more »

IFES Urges Paraguay to Increase Election Transparency

IFES observers in Paraguay are urging electoral officials to change the way they transmit and release preliminary results before general elections on April 20.… read more »

Analysis: What Next for Kosovo?

Kosovo's Prime Minister Bacim Thaci declared Kosovo's independence from Serbia on February 17. The announcement was widely anticipated following the inability of the international community to broker a compromise between Kosovo and Serbia.… read more »

New Video

Civic Education

Hundreds of Nepali actors are performing a special drama throughout the country to teach voters about the Constituent Assembly elections in April. The performances are the brainchild of IFES and Nepal's election commission, with funding from the U.S. State Department.

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Featured Publication

IFES Buyer's Guide

A guide supporting election managers worldwide in their effort to procure quality products and services for all phases of electoral cycle.
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Featured Website

Nepal Election Portal

The Democracy and Election Alliance Network, one of the largest networks of domestic election observers in Nepal launched a new election portal at a ceremony in Kathmandu.
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Key Elections

	Upcoming Elections on ElectionGuide.org Nepal: Parliamentary, April 10 Nepal: Legislative, April 10 Paraguay: Presidential, April 20
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Featured Experts

Peter Erben
Nepal Chief of Party

Topic: Nepal Elections

James Vermillion
Executive Vice President

Topic: U.S. Elections

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Events

May 14, Political Islam and Democracy: IFES Program Manager Anthony Bowyer will discuss Islamic movements in Central Asia at the annual conference of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy. For details, visit www.csidonline.org.

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