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Elections in Georgia: 2016 Parliamentary Elections
On October 8, Georgians will elect Representatives to the 150-member Parliament of Georgia (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) through a mixed parallel electoral system. Seventy-seven members will be elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve four-year terms.
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Elections in Morocco: 2016 Parliamentary Elections
Parliamentary elections will be held in Morocco on October 7. They will be the second set of legislative elections after the constitutional reform initiated by King Mohamed VI passed through a referendum in 2011.
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IFES Conducts Training in Tbilisi on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
From August 8-9, 2016, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), in coordination with the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, conducted a disability rights training on good practices for including persons with disabilities in elections.
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Inclusive Strategic Planning for Inclusive Elections
In May 2016, IFES and the EC held a four-day workshop to design a multi-year strategic plan that will bolster the EC’s ability to serve as a model for other election management bodies both in the region and around the world.
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Strategic Planning: Laying the Groundwork for Sri Lanka's 2020 Elections
In May 2016, IFES held a four-day strategic planning workshop with 35 EC members and staff. The workshop – facilitated by IFES Regional Director for Asia-Pacific Vasu, Sri Lanka Country Director Beverly Hagerdon, and Strategic Planning Specialists.
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Uniting Gender Equality Advocates in Sri Lanka’s Electoral and Constitutional Reform Processes
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) works globally to ensure that men and women engage equally as citizens and elected leaders in a country’s political process.
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Supporting Meaningful Global Youth Engagement
To mark International Youth Day 2016, the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) reaffirms its commitment to supporting inclusive and meaningful global youth engagement. CEPPS recognizes that young people around the world face incredible individual, socio-cultural, and institutional challenges as they navigate their transition from the dependence of childhood to active citizenship in adulthood.
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Podcast: Dialogues on Democracy featuring Meri Namgaladze
In this podcast, Gvantsa Tughushi, IFES Georgia Civic Education Project Assistant, interviews Meri Namgaladze, an IFES micro-grantee about her project, which focuses on disability rights.
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Georgia’s Election Commission Develops Draft Gender Policy with IFES Support
With IFES support, the Central Election Commission of Georgia (CEC) developed a draft Gender Equality Policy aimed at building the capacity of the CEC’s staff to create an environment for equal participation for women in the electoral process, ensuring its internal policies and practices support all staff, and developing relations with external stakeholders on gender equality.
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Championing an Inclusive Electoral Process in Sri Lanka
As part of the U.S. Agency for International Development funded “Improved Election Management Program” in Sri Lanka, IFES is providing technical support to a network of disability rights advocates working to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities are integrated into the ongoing electoral reform process.