Recognizing the Power of Youth on International Youth Day

August 12, 2011

Established by the United Nations in 1999, International Youth Day brings awareness to the needs of young people and the efforts that need to be made to aid their development. Through our various programs, IFES has seen first-hand that with a little assistance, youth can be a powerful force in improving their societies.

Youth and Elections

Exploring Moldova through Food, Farming, and Politics

December 20, 2010

Living in Washington, DC exposes people to colleagues who have traveled all over the world for work. Yet, when I told my friends that for my second posting with IFES I would travel to Moldova, many looked at me as if I had suddenly given them a geography quiz, and they were failing.

Civil Society, Civic Education, Elections, Voter Turnout

A Couple Voting Together in the Moldovan Election

July 24, 2010

An instructional video showing a couple voting together in the Moldovan election.

Civic Education, Education, Elections

Sealing the Ballot Box for the Moldovan Election

July 24, 2010

An instructional video demonstrating the sealing the ballot box for the Moldovan election.

Civic Education, Education, Elections

Unsealing the Ballot Box for the Moldovan Election

July 24, 2010

An instructional video demonstrating the unsealing of a ballot box for the Moldovan election.

Civic Education, Education, Elections

International Conference on Voter Lists in Moldova

April 23, 2010

An international conference entitled “New Technologies in the Compilation and Use of Voter Lists: Evolutions and Perspectives” took place on April 21st in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

Voting Technology, Voter Registration, Election Procedures, Democracy Assistance, Election Management

IFES Signs Memorandum with Moldova's Election Commission

April 22, 2010

On April 22, 2010, IFES signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Moldova.

Voter Registration, Electoral Systems, Election Procedures, Election Management, Civic Education

Mitigating Election Violence

October 21, 2009

Dominating the headlines out of Africa over the past few years have been several dramatic failures of democracy. Violence between political parties before and during Nigeria's flawed elections in April 2007 caused more than 200 deaths.

Post-conflict, Elections, Civic Education, Civil Society, Democracy Assistance

Public Information Campaign for Moldova's Election

August 03, 2009

On July 29, 2009 Moldova held snap parliamentary elections. These elections followed the controversial April 5 elections that were plagued with accusations of vote rigging and resulted in demonstrations organized via Twitter and other social-networking sites.

Elections, Election Disputes, Post-conflict, Public Opinion

Moldova Holds Early Parliamentary Elections on July 29

July 28, 2009

IFES has been lending support to Moldova's Central Election Commission. Staffan Darnolf, IFES chief of party in Moldova, comments.

Election Disputes, Election Observation, Election Procedures, Political Parties, Elections