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Election Snapshot
2023 Elections and IFES in Mauritania
Legislative, regional, and local government elections will occur on May 13, 2023, with potential run-off elections on May 27.
Election FAQ
Elections in Iran: 2017 Presidential and Municipal Elections
On May 19, Iranians will go to the polls to elect their next president and members of city and village councils. If no candidate receives a majority (50% plus one) in the presidential election, the top two candidates will compete in a runoff election.
Election FAQ
Elections in Iran: 2016 Majlis and Assembly of Experts Elections
On February 26, Iranians will vote for the 290-member Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iran’s Parliament, also known as the Majlis) and the 88-member Assembly of Experts. The Majlis and the Assembly of Experts play a role in selecting the individuals who serve in the country’s non-elected positions with the greatest religious and political authority – the Supreme Leader of Iran and the Guardian Council. To help you understand this important electoral process, IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions on these elections.
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
In Mauritania, Peaceful Elections despite Political Tensions
Mauritania held legislative and municipal elections on Saturday, November 23. Pierre Kadi Sossou, IFES Senior Electoral Operations Specialist in Mauritania, answers some questions about the poll and what it means for the African country.
Election FAQ
November 2013 Elections in Mali and Mauritania: Frequently Asked Questions
All eyes will be on western Africa for the first rounds of key legislative elections in Mauritania on November 23 and in Mali on November 24. IFES' FAQs shed light on these polls.
Election FAQ
Elections in Iran: June 14 Presidential Elections
Iran is holding its presidential election on June 14, 2013. Elections in Iran:June 14 Presidential Elections, IFES’ frequently asked questions (FAQs), sheds light on Iran’s electoral system, who is running and the voting process.
Election Material
Ballot
Guinea-Bissau Presidential Run-off 2005
Ballot used for the second round of the Guinea-Bissau Presidential election held on 24 July 2005. The main candidates in the second round of the election were Kouma YALA and Joao Bernardo VIEIRA-NINO.
Election Material
Ballot
Mauritania Presidential Ballot 1997
Ballot papers used for the 12 December 1997 Presidential election in Mauritania. The ballots shown are for Amadou Moctar KANE, Maaouya Oula Sid'Ahmed TAYA, Mohamen Lemine Chbih Ould CHEIKH MELAININE, Moulaye El Hacen Ould JIYID, and Mohamed Mahmoud Ould MAH.
Election Material
Constitution
Official Bulletin - Guinea Bissau 1991
Official Bulletin of Guinea-Bissau to include laws passed during the third Legislative session in 1991. The bulletin includes:
-Lei no. 4/91 Aprova Lei da Imprensa
-Lei no. 5/91 Aprova Estatuto do Jornalista
-Lei no. 6/91 Cria o Conselho Nacional de Comunicacao Social, cujas atribuicoes, organizacao e funcionamento sao regulados pela presente lei.
-Lei no. 7/91 Aprova a Lei de acesso dos Partidos Politicos aos orgaos de Comunicacao Social
-Lei no. 8/91 Aprova a Lei da Liberdade Sindical
-Lei no. 9/91 Aprova a Lei de Greve
-Lei no. 10/91 Aprova a Lei a Requisicao Civil
-Lei no. 4/91 Aprova Lei da Imprensa
-Lei no. 5/91 Aprova Estatuto do Jornalista
-Lei no. 6/91 Cria o Conselho Nacional de Comunicacao Social, cujas atribuicoes, organizacao e funcionamento sao regulados pela presente lei.
-Lei no. 7/91 Aprova a Lei de acesso dos Partidos Politicos aos orgaos de Comunicacao Social
-Lei no. 8/91 Aprova a Lei da Liberdade Sindical
-Lei no. 9/91 Aprova a Lei de Greve
-Lei no. 10/91 Aprova a Lei a Requisicao Civil