ON THE HORIZON

Extending Presidential Rule in Kazakhstan: Uncertainty Amid the Certainty

On January 14, the parliament of Kazakhstan approved a "people's initiative" authorizing a referendum to extend President Nursultan Nazarbayev's term by another eight years.
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FEATURES

Working Towards an Efficient Election in Guatemala

In September, Guatemalans will vote for president, congress, and municipal government using one of two forms of voter identification: the one used in past elections or a brand new card issued by Guatemala's National Registry of Persons (RENAP for its acronym in Spanish) that contains additional security features.
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IFES Impact Survey to Shed Light on Voter Education Efforts in DR Congo

IFES's Applied Research Center (ARC) has designed and is implementing an impact assessment of U.S. government-funded voter education efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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NEWS IN BRIEF

IFES Holds Conference on the Women's Quota in Parliament in Egypt

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PHOTO GALLERY

Southern Sudan: Referendum for Secession

Sunday, January 9 kicked off a week of voting in Southern Sudan on a referendum to determine whether it will secede from the north. The overall mood was jubilant as citizens fulfilled one of the points established during the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), which was signed on January 9, 2005 between the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.
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FIELD NOTEBOOK

Cappuccinos and Independence: Experiencing the Kosovar Spirit

Kosovo has been on the news for enough years that I thought I knew what I was in for: a cold, gray winter, with the only color provided by a people struggling with the cultural inheritance of the Cold War… poor infrastructure, smog from coal-fired electricity plants, NATO troops patrolling the streets, and high unemployment.
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UPCOMING ELECTIONS

Cape Verde | Parliamentary | February 06, 2011

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