ON THE HORIZON

In January, Kazakhstan's Constitutional Court ruled against a bid backed by the country's parliament to bypass next year's presidential election and hold a referendum to extend President Nursultan Nazarbayev's term until 2020.
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FEATURES

Few waited in suspense to discover who would be the winner of Uganda's presidential poll that took place on February 18. Public opinion polls showed President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for the past 25 years, was the favored candidate.
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Quotas for female representation in government reshape policy, generate controversy and present regimes with unexpected political challenges. Bozena Welborne, IFES' 2010 Hybl Fellow, explores factors driving the use of quotas in Arab nations during the last two decades, revealing the role of international aid.
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NEWS IN BRIEF

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PHOTO GALLERY

IFES Observes Voter Registration in Nigeria

More than 65 million Nigerians registered to vote between January 15 and February 8 for the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in April. IFES conducted unofficial monitoring in the southern and northeastern regions of the country in order to give feedback on the registration process and results to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja.
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FIELD NOTEBOOK

Within moments of arriving in Sao Paulo, Brazil, I was taken by the happy, easy-going nature of the Paulistanos (people from the city of Sao Paulo). Being from Mexico City, another of the world's largest cities, I am very familiar with a population that retains a kind, joyful disposition despite the noise, pollution and complications of a megalopolis.
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UPCOMING ELECTIONS

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