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What's New At IFES:

New Publication
The Resolution of Election Disputes
Legal Principles That Control Election Challenges
by Barry H. Weinberg
The first book of its kind to provide a centralized information source for understanding, responding to and preventing election disputes and irregularities. Provides sound legal analysis combined with practical guidelines.
Book description
Featured Website
IFESNigeria.org
New website highlights IFES’ work in Nigeria. The site also offers publications, country information, news and much more.
Key Elections
ElectionGuide.org
Worldwide Coverage of National Elections
Tuvalu
August 3
Parliamentary
Guyana
August 28
Presidential,
Parliamentary
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Events

August 4: Timor-Leste Draft Electoral Laws Presentation IFES’ Chief of Party in Timor-Leste will discuss the country’s draft electoral laws with the Women’s Caucus, a group of gender activists and lobbyists in Dili. Contact Laura Ingalls at lingalls@ifes.org or call 202-350-6729 for details.

August 14-24: Central Asia Regional Democracy Summer Camp Secondary students from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan will learn the importance of democratic governance and citizen participation in Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. For details, contact Laura Ingalls at lingalls@ifes.org

Featured Experts

Pablo Galarce, Regional Director, The Americas

Michael Svetlik, Regional Director, Europe and Asia

For press inquiries, please contact Laura Ingalls at lingalls@ifes.org
Careers at IFES
Current openings include:

Entry-level Accountants

Development and Outreach Manager


IFES Careers Page

Africa:
Congo Begins Vote Count, Extends Balloting in Boycott Area
Poll workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo posted first results from Sunday’s historic elections outside some voting bureaus, even as other polling sites affected by violence gave voters a second day to cast their ballots. Read more »

Read IFES' special report on the Congo election »


Latin America:
Afro-Ecuadorians Strive for Political Rights
Politically silent for years, Afro-Ecuadorians are beginning to make their voices heard in the political arena. Read more »


Europe and Eurasia:
IFES Hosts First Student Local Government Day Forum in Tajikistan
Tajik government officials worked side by side with high school students during a historic forum in which they looked for ways to adopt an IFES program as their own. Read more »


Asia:
IFES Supports Afghanistan's Moves Toward Electoral Reform
Afghan and international electoral experts examined proposed reforms to Afghanistan’s electoral law at a two-day conference in Kabul July 9-10. The conference attracted more than 90 participants, many of whom are involved in helping the country prepare for general elections in 2009. Read more »


Applied Research Center:
Hybl Fellow Hopes to Instill Change in Moldova
Democracy in post-Soviet countries is different from democracy in any other country, according to Moldova native Petru Culeac. Culeac, the current William and Kathy Hybl Fellow at IFES, is intrigued by the mechanics and subtleties of his country’s political system, as well as the attitude of its voters. Read more »
The latest issue of IFES’ democracy at large magazine focuses on challenges to Latin American democracy.

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