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IFES in the News

LASIEC to Conduct LG Elections July 22
P.M. News Nigeria
April 7, 2017
US announces $1.8M in funding for election
The Phnom Penh Post
April 7, 2017
USAID Launches New Support to Cambodia's National Election Committee
Agence Kampuchea Presse
April 7, 2017
What is Populism?
US News & World Report
March 31, 2017
Consejero del INE participa en conferencia sobre financiamiento en Túnez
Notimex
March 28, 2017
Commision tasks gathering to improve ECOWAS electoral assistance in W/Africa
Echonewsng.com
March 28, 2017
ECOWAS, Partners Review 10 Years of Electoral Assistance in West Africa
Realnews Magazine
March 27, 2017
Civil societies ramp up efforts to educate voters
Myanmar Times
March 24, 2017
EVM not a silver bullet solution for election problems
Pakistan Observer
March 23, 2017
Imparte IEEQ talleres sobre democracia
Plaza de Armas
March 22, 2017
De Holanda saldrá primera señal concreta sobre el futuro europeo
Notimex
March 13, 2017
Polusatni TV program Glasa Amerike na jezicima naroda BiH
Voice of America (Bosnian Service)
March 7, 2017
Shantmanu represents India in International Conference at Georgia
5 Dariya News
March 7, 2017
Resilient but shaky: Bosnia prepares for critical polls
Democracy Digest
February 24, 2017
B’ville officials begin referendum awareness
The National Newspaper
February 21, 2017
Fair polls rest on law enforcement: Analysts
The Daily Star
February 15, 2017
INEC’s Diaspora Voting Plan
Thisday Live
February 5, 2017
NLMI relaunches “ELECTIONS AND YOU”
The New Dawn Liberia
February 1, 2017
Explaining relevance of democratic governance
The Nation
January 26, 2017
Democracy Versus the People
US News & World Report
January 19, 2017
It’s even worse than North Carolina: American elections rank last among all Western democracies
Democratic Audit UK
January 17, 2017
INEC begins preparations for 2019 elections
Nigerian News Direct
January 16, 2017
We are re-strategising for 2019 general elections
The Guardian (Nigeria)
January 16, 2017
INEC sets sight on 2019, promises transparency, credibility
Vanguard
January 16, 2017
Experts suggest determining basis for principles and rules of election
Annapurna Post
December 14, 2016
The website tracking street harassment in Lebanon
France 24 (The Observers Blog)
December 14, 2016
Haïti-media –élections: l’IDEA et l’IFES organisent un atelier de formation sur les médias et les élections
Haiti Press Network
December 13, 2016
What does democracy mean to Bangladeshis?
The Daily Star
December 5, 2016
Inclusive elections: Election Commission for participation of the disabled in electoral process
Business Recorder
December 3, 2016
CEC wants people with disabilities included in poll process
Dawn
December 3, 2016
The Shared Practices of Democracies
Colombo Telegraph
December 1, 2016
IFES Baxter Award will positively impact on Tunisian-U.S. co-operation relations (ISIE)
Tunis Afrique Presse
November 12, 2016
Hundreds of foreign election monitors are in the D.C. area to observe voting
The Washington Post
November 8, 2016
International Election Experts Pleasantly Surprised by Functioning, Civil Voting at U.S. Polls
Foreign Policy
November 8, 2016
Frank Fahrenkopf and Mike McCurry Discuss Campaign 2016
C-SPAN
November 8, 2016
Consejeros del IEEG observarán de cerca elecciones estadounidenses
El Sol de León
October 14, 2016
PNG Election Commission Gets Technical Support From International Donors
Pacific Islands Report
October 13, 2016
Meeting with IFES President
CEC Election Administration of Georgia
October 6, 2016
Electoral expert leading discussions in Kitchener and Waterloo
The Record
September 28, 2016
Political parties commit to violence-free election
The New Dawn Liberia
September 27, 2016
Seminar on women held
The Daily Star
September 23, 2016
American Center in Dhaka discusses women, politics and power ahead of US elections
BDnews24
September 23, 2016
New Interior Ministry-Election Commission deal promotes fair elections
AGENDA.GE
September 19, 2016
Overcoming a life with a disability (in Burmese)
Voice of America
September 19, 2016
Soe, a person with a disability, receives Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award (in Burmese)
Democratic Voice of Burma
September 16, 2016
Interview with Ko: Nay Lin Soe (in Burmese)
Radio Free Asia
September 15, 2016
IFES Democracy Award given to Nay Lin Soe (in Burmese)
Voice of America
September 14, 2016
Trump’s Goon Squads
The Huffington Post
September 3, 2016
“Yes, the U.S. presidential election could be manipulated”
Election Law Blog
September 3, 2016
Yes, the U.S. presidential election could be manipulated
The Washington Post
September 2, 2016

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