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Election Snapshot
Elections in Senegal: 2024 Presidential Elections
IFES provides frequently asked questions (FAQs) ahead of the 2024 Presidential Elections in Senegal. These elections will be held on March 24, 2024 (rescheduled from February 25)
Election Snapshot
Elections in Bulgaria: 2023 Parliamentary Elections
IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ahead of the 2023 Bulgarian snap parliamentary elections.
Election Snapshot
Elections in Bulgaria: 2022 Parliamentary Elections
IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Elections in Bulgaria: 2022 Parliamentary Elections.
Election FAQ
Elections in Senegal: 2022 Legislative Elections
On Sunday, July 31, Senegalese voters will have the opportunity to vote for representatives to fill 165 seats in the National Assembly for five-year terms.
Election FAQ
Elections in Senegal: 2022 Local Elections
On Sunday, Jan. 23, Senegalese voters will have the opportunity to vote in 15,066 polling stations throughout the national territory.
Election FAQ
Elections in Bulgaria: 2021 Parliamentary Elections
On Sunday, April 4, Bulgarian voters will go to the polls for parliamentary elections. Voters will have the choice in more than 9,000 polling stations to cast their ballot by new voting machines or via paper ballot, which experts say may complicate the results tabulation process.
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Report/Paper
Recommendations for Electoral Reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
An IFES white paper presents considerations and recommendations for electoral reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to shore up the credibility of future elections.
August 20, 2020
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Report/Paper
Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations
Mechanisms for election dispute resolution must increasingly withstand new forms of sophisticated political and electoral manipulation. A new IFES research paper, Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations, outlines the fundamental principles for procedural justice and open justice in election cases.
June 12, 2018
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Report/Paper
Regional Director on “The Elections We Want” in Africa
As part of its annual report, the Wilson Center Africa Program asked IFES Regional Director for Africa Rushdi Nackerdien to contribute an essay on recent African elections. His piece, “The Elections We Want,” covered 2017 elections in Angola, Rwanda, Liberia, Senegal, the Gambia, and Kenya, and their implications for election practitioners moving forward.
January 31, 2018
Election FAQ
Elections in Kosovo: 2017 Local Elections
Kosovo will hold elections on October 22, to elect municipal mayors and municipal assembly deputies in all 38 districts. Run-off elections will be held on November 19 in municipalities where no mayoral candidate obtains 50 percent plus one of all votes in the first round. For municipal assembly elections, voting is done through an open list proportional representation system in which voters select a political party and a candidate. Parties are then allocated seats in proportion to their share of votes.