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IFES News in Brief

Election Technology Exhibition

IFES is pleased to announce the holding of the Election Technology Conference and Vendor Exhibition from November 17-19, 2008 in Manila, Philippines.

IFES' Election Technolo… read more »

October 17, 2008

IFES and Pakistan Election Commission host national electoral reform workshop

On June 21, 2008, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and IFES successfully hosted the National Stakeholder Workshop on Electoral Reform in Pakistan. The event elicited direct feedb… read more »

July 11, 2008
IFES and Pakistan Election Commission host national electoral reform workshop

Paraguayan Delegation Visits IFES, Discusses Plans for New Administration

A Paraguayan delegation representing newly-elected President Fernando Lugo visited IFES on June 20, 2008, to share information over a round-table discussion regarding the recent Paraguayan electi… read more »

June 27, 2008
Paraguayan Delegation Visits IFES, Discusses Plans for New Administration

Yemen Supreme Commission to Redraw Boundaries and Address Issues of Political Finance

The term of previous commissioners of the Yemen Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) expired in November 2007. Since then a political impasse on the composition of the commissioners … read more »
June 23, 2008
Yemen Supreme Commission to Redraw Boundaries and Address Issues of Political Finance

IFES, Indonesian Election Commission Pledge Cooperation

IFES and Indonesia's National Election Commission agreed to work closely to prepare Indonesia for legislative and presidential elections in 2009. H. Abdul Hafiz Anshary, chairman of the Komisi Permili… read more »
April 18, 2008
IFES, Indonesian Election Commission Pledge Cooperation

IFES, Mexican Tribunal Pledge Cooperation

IFES and Mexico’s Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary are vowing to increase cooperation and strengthen their ties in order to jointly expand the reach of democracy. IFES President Jean-Pierre… read more »
March 21, 2008
IFES, Mexican Tribunal Pledge Cooperation

IFES to Award Democracy Fellowships

IFES will award two $5,000 fellowships to outstanding graduate students who wish to conduct research in democracy development, election administration or civic participation in the political process. … read more »
March 10, 2008

A New Means of Measuring Democracy?

University of New Mexico doctoral candidate Yury V. Bosin used his recent IFES fellowship to develop a prototype for an index to measure the quality of elections. The index, with 37 weighted variables… read more »
February 27, 2008
A New Means of Measuring Democracy?

IFES Hosts Spanish Delegation

The U.S. presidential primaries offered an opportunity for IFES to exchange views on a wide range of democratic topics with a visiting delegation from Catalan, Spain January 30. The delegation include… read more »
January 31, 2008
IFES Hosts Spanish Delegation

Sierra Leone Elections Retreat

Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission savored the success of its work organizing the 2007 elections and looked for areas of improvement at a retreat organized by IFES January 9-11. Some 60 elec… read more »
January 31, 2008
Sierra Leone Elections Retreat