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Vote counting is under way in Guyana after an election that has so far proved peaceful in contrast to the country’s last three polls. Poll monitors working with IFES and its local partner, the Electoral Assistance Bureau, did not witness or hear any reports of electoral violence on Election Day, although they were concerned that the presence of security forces at polling stations could deter some voters… read more »

About 100 residents of the District of Columbia file into a lecture hall early on a Saturday morning and take their seats. While their peers sleep in or enjoy the last days of summer, they are here to learn the basics of being a poll worker for the upcoming primary elections on September 12… read more »

As the Kyrgyz Republic moves forward with its current constitutional reform effort, experts from IFES, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) voiced concern that the process suffers from a lack of transparency and insufficient public education… read more »

Delegates from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s two presidential candidates will investigate the violence that erupted between the two sides following the announcement of first-round election results… read more »

Two doctoral candidates from Latin America had the chance to learn how their academic theories work in practice during their summer fellowships at IFES… read more »