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Partnering with Myanmar’s Civil Society to Build Democracy
A robust and dynamic civil society is a fundamental pillar of any democracy. In young and developing democracies, the active participation of civil society organizations (CSOs) is vital to ensuring that the voices of all stakeholders throughout society are heard and the rights of all citizens are promoted and protected.
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Post-Election Q&A: Haiti’s 2015 General Elections
On October 25, 2015, Haitian citizens returned to the polls for the second time this year to elect the President of Republic and members of the Senate, Chamber of Deputies, and municipal governments. These elections were particularly critical to regain Haiti’s democratic stability, as they have been postponed numerous times since 2011 due to a political impasse between the government of President Michel Martelly and the opposition over the passing of an election decree.
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Myanmar’s Historic 2015 Elections
On Election Day on November 8, Myanmar citizens demonstrated that they are enthusiastically ready for a democratic transition and they took to the streets to exercise their right to vote and have a voice in the future of their country.
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Spotlight: Advocating for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Myanmar
Around the world, persons with disabilities face immense challenges to exercising their political and human rights, particularly in new and emerging democracies like Myanmar. According to the country’s 2014 census, 2.3 million Myanmar citizens have a disability, but the World Health Organization and many international experts estimate that figure to be significantly higher.
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Photo Gallery: Myanmar Votes!
On November 8, 2015, citizens of Myanmar went to the polls to vote for 1,171 representatives to Myanmar’s national Parliament and State and Region Assemblies, with some voters also electing Ethnic Affairs Ministers. The 2015 elections mark an important milestone in Myanmar’s democratic transition.
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Voter Education Concerts for Persons with Disabilities
On the crowded, noisy street of Pyay Road in Yangon’s Ahlone Township, locals regularly shop at nearby stores while cab drivers sit in standstill traffic. On October 30, eight days before Myanmar’s historic 2015 general elections, however, the atmosphere was a bit different, as passers-by were greeted with live music and voter education materials.
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Myanmar Prepares to Vote
On November 8, Myanmar will hold general elections that are widely considered to be the most competitive in the country’s history. Over 90 parties and 6,000 candidates will vie for seats in the November 8 polls. This is also the first time observer missions have been accredited, with 10,000 domestic and 1,000 international observers monitoring the vote.
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She Leads: Mobilizing Voters for the Myanmar 2015 General Elections
In Wun Kite village in Okkan township there is a buzz of excitement as villagers flock around the mock ballot box, learning about valid and invalid ballots and having a chance to practice casting their vote. This voter education event has been organized by Khin San Wai, the Chair of the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI) office in Okkan, with the support of a team of her fellow Yangon participants from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) supported She Leads program in Myanmar.
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National Election Access Observation Held by Haitians with Disabilities
Building on the success of a pilot observation held in Port-au-Prince during Haiti’s legislative elections in August, a second observation was expanded to six different cities for the country’s legislative and presidential elections held on October 25, 2015.
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Elections in Myanmar: 2015 General Elections
On November 8, 2015, Myanmar voters will directly elect representatives to the Amyotha Hluttaw, Myanmar’s upper house of Parliament; the Pyithu Hluttaw, Parliament’s lower house; and State and Region Assemblies.