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Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations
Mechanisms for election dispute resolution must increasingly withstand new forms of sophisticated political and electoral manipulation. A new IFES research paper, Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations, outlines the fundamental principles for procedural justice and open justice in election cases.
June 12, 2018
Publication
Book
Financing Politics: The Middle East and North Africa
Financing Politics: The Middle East and North Africa is a collaborative effort between the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Arab Region Parliamentarians against Corruption (ARPAC). It represents a concerted attempt to better understand and document existing political finance regulations and experiences in five countries – Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Yemen. The availability of information on the funding of parties and campaigns is a first and significant step in enhancing transparency.
September 30, 2013
News & Updates
Feature
IFES co-hosts Symposium to Spread Electoral Awareness in Egypt
On September 26, 2010, IFES and the Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) hosted an Electoral Symposium to spread electoral awareness before the upcoming People’s Assembly elections in November, 2010. The event featured distinguished speakers from political parties, government officials, members of civil society and election experts. Among them were IFES consultants Lisa Kammerud and Bashar Eldeek , Country Director Charles Lasham, People’s Assembly and Taggamu’ Party Member Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz Shaaban, former Minister of Sport and Youth Dr. Abdelahad Gamaluddin, President of Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) Dr. Gamal Sultan and famous Egyptian journalist Ameena Shafiq . The event took place in the Ibrahim Nafei Hall, named after the renowned Egyptian journalist, at the Ahram main building in Cairo Downtown area. This symposium is part of IFES programming to provide a platform for Egyptian citizens to dialogue about electoral issues in Egypt.
News & Updates
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Electoral Complaints Adjudication in the Philippines
Transcript of Podcast with Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson and election lawyer and recount expert John “Jack” Harding Young discussing their experience working in the Philippines with IFES and the American Bar Association on the area of Electoral Complaints Adjudication in the Philippines.
Publication
Book
Public Funding Solutions for Political Parties in Muslim-Majority Societies
An innovative, first-of-its-kind publication that explores the role of public funding in democracy development in Muslim-majority countries is being released today by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
July 21, 2009
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Vice Presidentiables
“The Vice Presidentiables” is an April 1998 research report from the Philippines with the objective of providing information to readers about the candidates running in the May 1998 Filipino Presidential and Legislative Elections. The document, published by the Makati Business Club, is part of the greater Vote for the Future Project.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Vote for the Future: Research Report 8
“Vote for the Future: Research Report 8” is a report from March 1998 by the Makati Business Club which provides various statistics on the upcoming May 1998 Legislative and Presidential Election in the Philippines and introduces some of the candidates who will be running for office.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Party-List System
“The Party-List System” is a 1998 booklet, published by the Commission on Elections, which explains the party-list system in the Philippines. The objective of this system is to provide an improved method for small, political parties to obtain possible representation in the House of Representatives. The document explains eligibility for these lists and various other details so that organizations and groups may participate in the party-list election, taking place simultaneously with the national and local election in May 1998.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
List of candidates for municipal office
“List of candidates for municipal office” is a 1998 leaflet which lists the candidates who will be running for Municipal Office in the Philippines in the May 1998 General National and Local Elections. The document also lists the party affiliation of the candidates. There is no source listed.