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Engaged Citizen: A New Interactive Course for Armenian University Students
The Engaged Citizen university course covers civic education themes adapted and contextualized to Armenia's history, experiences and realities.
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Q&A with Visiting Fellow and Press Secretary of the Central Election Commission of Armenia Hermine Harutyunyan
IFES is hosting the Press Secretary of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia Hermine Harutyunyan as part of the American Councils Professional Fellowship Program. In this Q&A, Harutyunyan describes the CEC’s approach to countering disinformation and the most effective methods of sharing information with reporters covering elections.
News & Updates
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Critical Assistance to Early Parliamentary Elections in Armenia
In spring 2018, Armenia witnessed a change in government following peaceful street protests. The country’s new leadership announced a state program that prioritized a revision of the electoral framework and called for snap parliamentary elections. IFES mobilized its resources to provide critical technical assistance to the Central Election Commission in preparation for both the parliamentary and Yerevan city Council of Elders elections.
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Armenia Final Report
This report describes the details from IFES efforts to strengthen Armenia’s democratic structures from 1997 to 2002. The report discusses the development of election legislation, IFES support for the Central Election Commission and support for the overall electoral process and conduct of elections. The report further details the relationships formed by IFES with local and international NGOs, the development of an election resource center and election materials produced by the IFES team.
November 30, 2002
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Report/Paper
Public Attitude Towards Political Life Electoral Experience Confidence in Leadership and Civic Participation in Armenia
This report details a series of IFES conducted focus groups from May 2000. The aim of the focus groups centered on how ordinary Armenians felt about their leaders and institutions, their confidence in the electoral process, and their overall perceptions of the political and economic situation in Armenia. This research was conducted in the hopes that it would help aid organizations identify areas of greatest concern and need in the process of democratic development in Armenia.
July 31, 2000
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Guide to Parliament and Government
The “Guide to Parliament and Government” informs New Zealand citizens of the functions of parliament, the structure of New Zealand’s government, and the implementation of laws in the years 2000. This guide was distributed by the Asia Pacific Economic News LTD Publication in CD-ROM format. The document seen here contains a picture of the original CD-ROM.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Questions and Answers
Published by the Electoral Commission of New Zealand in October of 1999, prior to the November 27th general elections, “Questions and Answers” provide information focusing on the number of parliamentary members after this coming election and that number’s effect on the ability of the New Zealand government and its policy making.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
What This Country Needs
This pamphlet entitled “What This Country Needs” was issued by the New Zealand Post on April 20th, 1999 in order to prepare citizens for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Included in this educational pamphlet are a summary of campaign activity, a timetable of key activities, commonly asked questions and answers, and enrollment forms for unregistered New Zealand voters.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Q & A on MMP
“Q and A on MMP” is a short booklet detailing the basic facts of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s parliament first used in the 1996 general election. Published in 1999 by the Electoral Commission of New Zealand, this booklet provides a review of the commonly asked questions and answers in preparation for the November 27th, 1999 general elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Your guide to voting in the general election
“Your Guide to Voting in the General Elections” was published by Elections, New Zealand in 1999 in preparation for the November 27th, 1999 general elections. This booklet provides voter enrollment information, voting procedures, maps of electorates, a complete listing of polling stations, and common questions and answers. The voting instructions are provided in English, Chinese, Tongan, Korean, Maori, Cook Island Maori, and Samoan.