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Kenya at the Crossroads

Following the recent botched elections, mayhem enveloped Kenya resulting in over 300 dead and more than 100,000 persons displaced. Important urban areas including Nairobi, Eldoret and Kisumu became battlegrounds pitting neighbor against neighbor and offering opportunities for looting, arson, score settling and rape.… read more »

Pakistan in Crisis
Q&A with IFES Chief of Party Staffan Darnolf

The public outcry and violence following the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has led the country's election commission to postpone elections until February 18. IFES is advising the Election Commission of Pakistan, or ECP, in this difficult time. IFES Chief of Party in Islamabad Staffan Darnolf recently spoke with IFES.org about the commission's decision and the challenges that lie ahead.… read more »

New Year Brings Opportunity at IFES

IFES looks to 2008 as a year of tremendous growth and opportunity. With new partnerships and funding, our international experts are poised to help tens of thousands of electoral stakeholders worldwide to strengthen democratic institutions...… read more »

Election Basics Come Alive with BRIDGE

Professional training usually does not involve impromptu soccer matches. But there they were: adult men and women engaging in an unexpectedly brutal game in a hotel conference room in Washington, D.C. Unbeknownst to most of the players, this was no ordinary game.… read more »

Program Helps Nicaraguans Probe Politicians' Finances

Giselle Poveda knew IFES' political finance program in Nicaragua was making a difference when a politician gave an unexpectedly frank answer at a public forum in Matagalpa. A woman had just stepped up to the podium and asked the representative where his party was getting the money to finance his campaign.… read more »

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Kenya's Flawed Election
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Deadly riots gripped Kenya following disputed presidential elections December 27. However, voting day was relatively peaceful, with problems surfacing during the vote tallying process.

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Featured Publication

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Legal Principles That Control Election Challenges
by Barry H. Weinberg
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Featured Website

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IFES, along with eight partner organizations, manages the ACE website, providing extensive information about the nuts and bolts of election administration.
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Key Elections

ElectionGuide.org
Upcoming
Elections on ElectionGuide.org
Lebanon:
Presidential, January 12
Taiwan:
Parliamentary, January 12
Barbados:
Parliamentary, January 15

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Featured Experts

Chris Hennemeyer
Africa Program Director
Topic: Kenyan Elections 
Staffa Darnolf
Pakistan Chief of Party 
Topic: Pakistani Elections
Anthony Bowyer
Central Asia & Caucasus Program Manager 
Topic: Georgia Elections 
To arrange interviews with experts, please contact Laura Ingalls lingalls@ifes.org for details.  

 

Events

Jan. 9-11: Election Retreat
IFES will hold a retreat for Sierra Leone's National Election Commission to assess the 2007 vote and apply lessons learned to preparations for upcoming elections in March and July.
Contact Laura Ingalls lingalls@ifes.org for details.


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