5 Apr 2019 | Election FAQ
On April 6, Maldivian citizens went to the polls to elect all 87 members of the People’s Majlis, the country’s Parliament. To help you understand this important electoral process, IFES provides...
25 Mar 2019 | Election FAQ
On March 31, citizens of Turkey went to the polls to elect mayors, provincial council members, municipal council members in cities and mukhtars and members of council of elders in rural areas. ...
22 Mar 2019 | Election FAQ
On March 31, Ukrainian citizens went to the polls to elect a new president. To help you understand this important electoral process, IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions on Elections in...
19 Mar 2019 | News and Updates
To better inform policy discussions, IFES facilitates comparative research and dialogue on challenges and innovation in elections and the rights of indigenous peoples. IFES also assists countries to...
19 Mar 2019 | News and Updates
On March 12, IFES President and CEO Anthony Banbury provided testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations on “Electoral Assistance: Critical to American...
18 Mar 2019 | News and Updates
Social media offers tangible benefits to democratic discourse but also presents considerable challenges. On February 28, IFES held an event on Capitol Hill focused on emerging approaches to...
13 Mar 2019 | News and Updates
IFES’ leadership in the field is comprised of a cadre of women professionals with firsthand experience administering elections in every region of the world. In this Q&A, IFES Monitoring and...
1 Mar 2019 | News and Updates
On February 22, IFES Gender Advisor Dr. Gabrielle Bardall submitted written testimony to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, calling the...
16 Feb 2019 | Election FAQ
Nigerian citizens were scheduled to go the polls for general elections on February 16 and March 2. On February 16, the Independent National Electoral Commission announced a postponement of the...
29 Jan 2019 | Publication
As part of its annual report, the Wilson Center Africa Program asked IFES Regional Director for Africa Rushdi Nackerdien to contribute an essay on campaign finance. His piece, “Political Campaign...
28 Jan 2019 | Election FAQ
On February 3, Salvadoran citizens went to the polls to elect a new president. With decreased trust in established political parties, smaller parties’ recent electoral successes have challenged the...
18 Jan 2019 | Election FAQ
On January 21 and February 6, registered voters in localities covered by the proposed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in the Philippines and areas that successfully petitioned for inclusion in the...
28 Dec 2018 | Election FAQ
On December 30, Congolese citizens went to the polls to vote in presidential, national and provincial elections. If the elections took place without violence, this would be the first peaceful...
27 Dec 2018 | Publication
Over a two-week period around Tunisia's 2018 municipal elections, IFES conducted a disability rights assessment mission to look at the barriers and opportunities related to political participation of...
21 Dec 2018 | News and Updates
This has been a year of transition for IFES as we welcomed Tony Banbury as our new leader and bid farewell to former President and CEO Bill Sweeney. Throughout 2018, the IFES team continued...
6 Dec 2018 | Survey
In 2018, IFES – with the support of USAID – conducted a nationwide household survey exploring public opinion of the political situation in Libya and voter intentions to participate in future...
26 Nov 2018 | Publication
In response to a recent study by Max Grömping entitled The Integrity of Elections in Asia: Policy Lessons from Expert Evaluations, IFES produced a briefing paper with some examples of policy...
20 Nov 2018 | News and Updates
IFES has co-authored an upcoming report, Understanding the Effectiveness of Legal, Policy and Public Measures Designed to Advance Meaningful Youth Political Participation, which will be...
16 Nov 2018 | News and Updates
On November 14, 2018, Vasu Mohan, IFES' regional director for Asia-Pacific and technical lead on elections, conflict and security, provided testimony to the House of Representatives’ Tom Lantos Human...
1 Nov 2018 | News and Updates
IFES welcomes former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Anthony (Tony) Banbury as its new President and CEO. Banbury brings 30 years of experience in public service to IFES, with...
30 Oct 2018 | Election FAQ
On November 6, United States citizens went to the polls to elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 35 members of the Senate and a number of state and local representatives. To...
26 Oct 2018 | Election FAQ
On November 14, Fijian citizens went to the polls to elect 51 members of Parliament, the country’s national legislature. The political party that controls a majority or plurality of seats will form a...
22 Oct 2018 | Election FAQ
On October 28, Georgian citizens went to the polls to elect the next president. This was the country’s seventh and last direct presidential election since its independence from the Soviet Union in...
17 Oct 2018 | Publication
In a new publication, IFES outlines strategies for election management bodies to strengthen their technology and procedures to resist vulnerabilities, by following what we have termed a Holistic...
4 Oct 2018 | Election FAQ
On October 7, Bosnia and Herzegovina held presidential, parliamentary, entity and cantonal elections. To help you understand this important electoral process, IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions...
1 Oct 2018 | Election FAQ
On October 7, Brazil held presidential, legislative, and local elections. Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was banned from running in the presidential election, and candidates also competed...
24 Aug 2018 | Publication
From April 29 to May 5, 2018, IFES, with the support of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, participated in a Mission of Technical Accompaniment in Mexico City to analyze the reforms,...
15 Aug 2018 | News and Updates
A forthcoming IFES research paper outlines various legal approaches to election annulments, explores different grounds for annulment, and outlines procedural considerations for courts and...
15 Aug 2018 | Publication
The Agate Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities, with the support of IFES and the United States Agency for International Development, has published new research on the barriers...
26 Jul 2018 | News and Updates
In partnership with Disability Alliance for Our Rights, IFES collected data on the inclusion of Dominican youth with disabilities under a program that is empowering young persons with disabilities to...
24 Jul 2018 | Publication
Zimbabwe is scheduled to hold general elections on July 30, which may be the foundation for a new political era. Violence Against Women in Elections in Zimbabwe: An IFES Assessment demonstrates...
23 Jul 2018 | Election FAQ
On July 30, Zimbabwean citizens went to the polls for general elections. Former President Robert Mugabe resigned in November 2017 after 37 years in office, and this major political transition raised...
20 Jul 2018 | Election FAQ
On July 29, Mali held a presidential election, the country's fifth democratic presidential election since the introduction of multiparty politics in 1991. To help you understand this...
9 Jul 2018 | Publication
IFES' civil society partner Samuhik Abhiyan conducted a campaign finance monitoring mission during Nepal’s December 2017 House of Representatives elections. With the launch of their report on May 18...
5 Jul 2018 | Publication
The reasons for women's weak representation in Haitian politics are deeply rooted in social norms and the widespread incidence of violence against women in elections (VAWE), which the International...
28 Jun 2018 | News and Updates
Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2017, IFES and the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judicial Branch of Mexico are collaborating on research, program implementation, and the...
26 Jun 2018 | Election FAQ
On June 27, Indonesian citizens went to the polls to vote for governors, mayors and/or regents across 31 provinces as part of the 2018 regional head elections. To help you understand this...
25 Jun 2018 | Election FAQ
On July 1, Mexico held presidential, legislative, and local elections. To help you understand this important electoral process, IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Elections...
20 Jun 2018 | Publication
As part of a two-year research effort, IFES recently developed a detailed methodology for evaluating a country’s legal framework related to the abuse of state resources (ASR) in...
17 May 2018 | Publication
A policy brief co-authored by IFES Senior Gender Specialist Dr. Gabrielle Bardall and Alliance for Peacebuilding Research Associate Emily Myers was featured in the 2018 U.S. Civil Society Working...
14 May 2018 | Election FAQ
On May 27, Colombia held an election for the next president and vice president, which was the first presidential election to take place since the signature of the peace agreement between the...
8 May 2018 | News and Updates
The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women (SRVAW) launched a call for submissions on violence against women in politics, ahead of a special report on the topic to...
8 May 2018 | Election FAQ
On May 12, Timor-Leste held elections for all 65 seats in the National Parliament. The last parliamentary elections were held on July 22, 2017, and, despite lengthy negotiations, no party was able to...
7 May 2018 | Election FAQ
On May 12, Iraq held elections for all 329 seats in the Council of Representatives (CoR). CoR members will elect the next president from among themselves within 30 days from their first convening,...
3 May 2018 | Publication
A new Lebanese government was established in December 2016 and enacted a new election law in 2017. The new law was in force for parliamentary elections held on May 6, 2018, the first since June 2009...
23 Apr 2018 | Election FAQ
On May 6, Tunisia held municipal elections to fill 7,212 council seats in 350 electoral constituencies, which were the first held since the 2011 popular uprising that ousted President Zine El...
20 Apr 2018 | Publication
IFES recently concluded a two-year Technical Leadership project examining the abuse of state resources (ASR) in election campaigns. The Abuse of State Resources Research and Assessment...
16 Apr 2018 | Election FAQ
On April 22, Paraguayan citizens headed to the polls to vote for national and local authorities. To help you understand this important electoral process, IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions...
10 Apr 2018 | News and Updates
Chairman of the IFES Board Ken Blackwell submitted a written testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for inclusion in the...
10 Apr 2018 | Election FAQ
On April 11, Azerbaijani citizens went to the polls to vote in an early presidential election. The election had previously been scheduled for October 17, 2018, and was rescheduled per a...
9 Apr 2018 | Election FAQ
On April 15, a national referendum was held, asking Guatemalan citizens if they agree with taking a territorial dispute with Belize to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague. To help...