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Election Law Reform Event Inaugurates IFES Summer Program In Kyrgyzstan

The round table was held in accordance with lawmakers' desire to reform the election code in light of early December 2007 parliamentary elections, which exposed inadequacies in electing representatives to Kyrgyzstan’s highest legislative body. read more » June 27, 2008

Battling Paper Cities: Harmonizing Local Boundaries in Liberia

In the middle of Liberia’s densely forested northern region, a dusty townhall is packed to the walls with an unusually well-dressed crowd. The participants, engaged in heated discussion in local English, represent war-torn Nimba County’s most eminent movers-and-shakers read more » By Almami Cyllah and Skye Christensen June 20, 2008

From Nigeria, A Simple Idea Leads To Significant Improvements

The Resource Centre is critical during this time for development of electoral and political processes in Nigeria since all IFES partners interested in contributing to reform efforts can now benefit from a searchable electronic catalogue. This catalogue includes more than 800 different resources classified according to the Dewey Decimal system. read more » June 18, 2008

Mock Elections Offer Model for Change in Mindanao

Gunshots provide a chilling soundtrack to a video showing vote counting in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, or ARMM read more » May 12, 2008

Paraguayans Vote in Historic, Transparent Election

On Sunday morning, April 20th, Paraguayan voters were ready and in-line prior to the 7:00 am opening of the polls to participate in what was to become a historic election. read more » May 12, 2008