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Overcoming Challenges to Democracy and Governance Programs in Post-Conflict Countries: CEPPS Lessons Learned
How can democracy and governance programs be more effective in post-conflict environments?
May 18, 2021
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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
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Election Support in the Central African Republic
Since the country’s independence in 1960, the Central African Republic (CAR) has witnessed severe political unrest, violent coups d’état, and most recently a civil war that culminated in the Séléka invasion of Bangui in March 2013.
January 28, 2015
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Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Election Disputes
In an effort to guide stakeholders to effectively resolve election complaints, IFES has identified seven principle international standards in electoral complaints adjudication, outlined in this paper.
February 14, 2011
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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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International Election Support: Helping or Hindering Democratic Elections?
Based on an analysis of the potential effectiveness of various modalities of electoral support utilized by international donors to promote democracy, this paper seeks to identify whether improvements to those democracy-promoting tools are warranted.
February 14, 2011
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Moldova Anti-Corruption Assessment Final Report
Moldova Anti-Corruption Assessment Final Report
May 31, 2006
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Qatar: Training for Women Candidates 1999 Central Municipal Council Elections - Final Report
In 1998, the International Foundation for Election Systems ("IFES") conducted a comprehensive training program in Doha, Qatar for women candidates running for office in the March 8, 1999 municipal council election in Qatar. This report summarizes IFES’ efforts.
December 31, 1998
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Qatar: Training for Women Candidates 1999 Central Municipal Council Elections - Final Report (Arabic)
December 31, 1998
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Republic of Moldova: Parliamentary Elections: March 22, 1998
This report summarizes the 1998 Parliamentary elections in Moldova. Included in the report is a copy of the election law, various diagrams and graphs showing voter turnout/support and the documents used in the elections.
March 31, 1998