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Palestinian Local Elections 2011
On Tuesday, 8 February 2011, the Palestinian Authority issued a renewed call for local elections to be held on 9 July 2011. The call follows last June’s Cabinet decision to cancel elections and the subsequent High Court ruling in December that the cancellation was, indeed, illegal.
February 25, 2011
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Focus on Lebanon | Healthcare Access
The SWMENA survey investigated the extent to which women in Lebanon had access to formal healthcare. The survey also examined issues of affordability, quality of care, utilization, and proximity to medical services. This topic brief presents the principal findings with respect to healthcare and women’s access to it.
February 25, 2011
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Palestinian High Court: “Cancelling Elections is Illegal”
On December 13, 2010, the Palestinian High Court issued its final verdict on the lawsuits challenging the Council of Ministers (Cabinet) of the Palestinian Authority decision to cancel the local elections scheduled for July 17, 2010. The Court ruled that once the cabinet calls for elections, it does not have authority to cancel them.
December 16, 2010
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Focus on Lebanon | Lobby Training Manual
Lobbying is a critical component of the democratic process. The essence of representative government is that policymakers should be representing the needs of their constituencies when they pass laws.
August 23, 2010
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Palestinian Local Elections 2010
Under the leadership of President Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian Authority’s Cabinet called the 2004 local elections, managed under the authority of the Ministry of Local Government in three stages throughout 2005. However, because of operational and political challenges, local elections were held in four stages on six different dates and were never finalized; elections in over 100 councils were postponed indefinitely. In February 2010, the Cabinet called for local elections in the West Bank and Gaza for 17 July 2010.
June 09, 2010
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Lebanon’s Local Elections 2010: Elections in North Lebanon
IFES has produced a briefing paper on the Fourth Round of Lebanon’s local elections to take place on May 30, 2010. The fourth and final round of local elections will be held in the muhafezat of North Lebanon, consisting of the six districts of Akkar, Batroun, Bcharreh, Koura, Menieh-Dennieh, Tripoli and Zgharta.
May 29, 2010
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Background on the Lebanon Election Violence Risk Assessment Project
Ahead of the 7 June 2009 parliamentary elections in Lebanon, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) established the Lebanese Election Violence Risk Assessment (LEVRA) Project, the objectives of which are:
May 28, 2010
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Lebanon’s Local Elections 2010: Elections in the South and Nabetieh
On May 23, 2010, Lebanon will have the third round of local elections. During this round, the elections will be held across southern Lebanon in the two muhafezats of South Lebanon and Nabetieh. This briefing paper lays out what local governmental bodies these elections are for, which are the key battleground municipalities, and the number of women candidates, among other things. Previous rounds of elections were held on 2 May (in Mount Lebanon) and on 9 May (in Bekaa and Beirut). The final round of elections will take place in North Lebanon on 30 May.
May 22, 2010
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The Status of the Women in the Middle East and North Africa: A Grassroots Research and Advocacy Approach Preliminary Findings from Surveys in Lebanon and Morocco
Last week at the annual World Association for Public Opinion Research Conference, Rola Abdul-Latif and Lauren Serpe of IFES’ Applied Research Center presented their paper, "The Status of the Women in the Middle East and North Africa: A Grassroots Research and Advocacy Approach." The paper highlights comparative data from surveys in Lebanon and Morocco conducted under IFES’ SWMENA project, funded by the Canadian International Development.
May 19, 2010
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Focus on Lebanon | Attitudes Towards Policy Change Topic Brief
This topic brief presents the main findings from the SWMENA survey in Lebanon on people’s attitudes towards policy change. The survey elicited opinions on possible law reforms that have the potential of improving the status of women in Lebanon. These include opinions on an optional civil marriage law, on introducing gender quotas in elected bodies, and on reforming the citizenship law.
February 18, 2010