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The Cycle of Corruption: Elections and the Abuse of State Resources
In many ways, elections are a central component in cycles of systemic corruption. IFES conducted a two-year research project to develop an assessment methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of a given country’s framework for addressing the abuse of state resources in election campaigns. The final product of this project is a detailed methodology that specifically examines three categories of state resources: state personnel; state funds and physical resources; and official government communications to the public.
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Book
Financing Politics: The Middle East and North Africa
Financing Politics: The Middle East and North Africa is a collaborative effort between the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Arab Region Parliamentarians against Corruption (ARPAC). It represents a concerted attempt to better understand and document existing political finance regulations and experiences in five countries – Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Yemen. The availability of information on the funding of parties and campaigns is a first and significant step in enhancing transparency.
September 30, 2013
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Report/Paper
Global Trends in The Regulation of Political Finance
This paper deals with the role of money in politics, and in particular with certain efforts by countries around the world to regulate this role. In the current world (and probably since we first started organising ourselves politically), money in politics or political finance as we commonly know it is a central aspect of any political system, whether democratic or undemocratic, "developed" or "developing" and regardless of political culture or tradition.
February 14, 2011
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Book
Public Funding Solutions for Political Parties in Muslim-Majority Societies
An innovative, first-of-its-kind publication that explores the role of public funding in democracy development in Muslim-majority countries is being released today by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
July 21, 2009
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Report/Paper
IFES Poll worker Training and the Parliamentary Elections in Yemen
This report summarizes IFES’ pollworker training and parliamentary elections in Yemen from 1997. The report details democracy in Yemen, the political atmosphere in the country and the pre-election environment. Additionally, the report discusses the pollworker training projects and provides recommendations for future trainings and elections.
June 30, 1997
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Report/Paper
1996 Pre-Election Technical Assessment, Yemen
This report summarizes IFES’ mission to Yemen and the subsequent meetings with election and government officials, political party leaders, members of Parliament, diplomats and others to assess the progress of election activities and preparations, and to determine what assistance IFES could offer to enhance the electoral process.
December 31, 1996
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Report/Paper
Pre-Election Technical Assessment of the Parliamentary Elections in Belarus
This report concerns the nationwide parliamentary elections which took place in March, 1994. The report details various meetings with government officials, media, labor leaders, educators and students. The pre-election assessment concludes with findings that the international community could assist Belarus in preparing for the elections and supporting the country’s progress toward democratic reforms.
January 31, 1994
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Report/Paper
Maroc Elections Legislatives Directes 25 juin 1993: Rapport des Delegations de Responables du Suivi et d'Observateurs de l'IFES
This on-site assessment conducted by IFES in Mozambique in 1997 discusses voter registration law, electoral law, voter registration and election training.
August 31, 1993
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Report/Paper
Morocco Direct Legislative Elections Monitoring/Observation Report, June 25, 1993
This report is issued as a record of the observations made by an IFES team. It is a presentation of a series of technical suggestions for the consideration of the Moroccan government in the organization and facilitation of future elections.
August 31, 1993