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Iraq Referendum 2005
Voter Education Campaign to Support the IECI before Referendum Day, October 15, 2005
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Iraqi Out-of-Country Voting in Washington
Out-of-country voting for the Iraqi election began on March 5, 2010 in 16 countries around the world. The Iraqi ambassador to the U.S., Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)—an IFES board member, and IFES President and CEO Bill Sweeney visited the polling station in Washington, DC. It is estimated that at least 2,500 Iraqis will vote at the DC polling station.
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Iraq Election Violence and Resolution (EVER) Project
The mandate of the EVER project is to monitor and mitigate election violence among all electoral participants in Iraq.
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IFES, NAPE Partners Launch Anti-Violence Project For Elections
More than 400 Nigerians will monitor election-related violence and work to prevent it in the lead up to the country’s legislative and presidential vote in April.
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IFES Survey Gauges Nigerian Voter Attitudes
A new survey indicates that a growing number of Nigerians think the upcoming elections will be free and fair, when compared to the last two elections. However, concerns about election-related violence are running high less than a week before voting begins.
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Nigerians: Vote Buying a Common Occurrence
Washington, DC – APRIL 12, 2007 – A new survey from IFES indicates that more than seven out of ten Nigerians believe that vote buying happens either “all of the time” or “most of the time” in the country’s elections. At the same time, nearly four in ten respondents say they have a close friend or relative who was offered money or goods to vote for a particular candidate in the 2003 presidential elections.
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Nigerians Optimistic About Future, Despite Election Criticism
Washington, DC – August 15, 2007 – Nigerians are optimistic that their new leaders will make positive changes in their daily lives, even as they question the conduct of the April elections, according to a new report from IFES. At the same time, Nigerians remain committed to holding elections, with a majority saying that elections provide citizens with a rare opportunity to have a say in their government.
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Nigerian Conference to Consider Election Reforms
Abuja, Nigeria – August 20, 2007 – IFES will host a conference this week to give Nigerians a chance to reflect on the April elections and offer recommendations to improve the process in the future. The 2007 Elections and the Way Forward Conference will take place August 22-23 at the Abuja Sheraton Hotels and Towers.
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Nigerian Local Elections
Police in a northern Nigerian state say at least six people are dead after youth from rival political parties clashed over local election results. IFES observed the November 17 elections in Kano, one of Nigeria's 36 states.