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Democracy’s Frontline Defenders

IFES Center of Applied Research and Learning Managing Director Erica Shein and Deputy Director Fernanda Buril in the Journal of Democracy on election integrity and safety.

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Voters at the polls in Jakarta, Indonesia

Democracy Requires More Transparency in Online Campaigning

IFES Senior Global Social Media and Disinformation Specialist, Lisa Repell on democracy and online transparency in Tech Policy Press.

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Winning the Peace Through Democratic Progress in Post-War Ukraine

IFES' Peter Erben and Gio Kobakhidze published by the Atlantic Council's Ukraine Alert

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Discussion Series: Democratic Resilience in Europe

IFES Online Discussion Series: Regional Europe Office

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UNITE: Activism to End Violence against Women & Girls!

IFES Nepal staff stand in orange against violence against women.

United Nations Secretary-General’s Campaign
UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Against Women & Girls 25 November - 10 December

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Election Snapshot

IFES Asia-Pacific Regional Director Melika Atic, Fiji Electoral Commission Chairperson Mukesh Nand, and IFES President Tony Banbury pose together.

Elections in Fiji: 2022 General Election Ahead of Fiji's 2022 general election, IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the election process. December 7, 2022

Publication Report/Paper

IFES Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons on the Use of Technology in Elections IFES utilized ElectionJudgements.com to conduct an initial analysis of select judgments involving technology in elections by Election Management Bodies (EMBs). IFES' Lessons on the Use of Technology in Elections is the third installment of the IFES Election Case Law Analysis series. November 23, 2022

Election Snapshot

Members of an election commission remove ballots from a box to count them at a polling station after the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Elections in Kazakhstan: 2022 Early Presidential Elections IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Elections in Kazakhstan: 2022 Early Presidential Elections. November 17, 2022

Election Snapshot

Voters waiting their turn in line to mark the ballot after receiving ballot paper.

Elections in Nepal: 2022 Federal and Provincial Elections IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Elections in Nepal: 2022 Federal and Provincial Elections. November 14, 2022

News and Updates Announcement

Margot Wallström, former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden, joins IFES’ Board of Directors Margot Wallström, former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden has joined IFES’ Board of Directors. November 3, 2022

News and Updates Opinion

Voters at the polls in Jakarta, Indonesia

Democracy’s Frontline Defenders IFES Center of Applied Research and Learning Managing Director Erica Shein and Deputy Director Fernanda Buril in the Journal of Democracy on election integrity and safety. October 27, 2022

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Fiji Fiji Parliament 2022 Fiji Parliament 2022 14 Dec. 2022 LEARN MORE

Tunisia Tunisia Parliamentary Election Tunisia Parliamentary Election 17 Dec. 2022 LEARN MORE

Sudan Sudan National Assembly Sudan National Assembly 31 Dec. 2022 LEARN MORE

Sudan Sudan President 2020 Sudan President 2020 31 Dec. 2022 LEARN MORE

IFES Mentions

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el Caribe IFES: Legislators must deliver electoral laws on time "Máximo Zaldívar, IFES regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, says the Dominican Republic must learn from past elections." October 3, 2022

BBC News Brasil International observers see 'normal' voting and 'strengthened TSE' after Bolsonaro's good result "Despite the tense atmosphere in the country, the technical process of the election went satisfactorily, according to foreign experts." October 2, 2022

Radio Huancavilca Electoral Function and international cooperation analyzed the challenges of democracy in the 2030 decade Read "Electoral Function and international cooperation analyzed the challenges of democracy in the 2030 decade" on Radio Huancavilca. September 15, 2022

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