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2008 U.S. Election Program
Representing more than 40 countries top election officials explore key election issues and democracy-development challenges.
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IFES and the Carter Center Host Groundbreaking Meeting on Campaign Finance
IFES and the Carter Center hosted a groundbreaking two-day conference on international campaign finance observation.
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Despite Successful Election, Political Violence is Still an Issue in Bangladesh: Political Parties are Key to its Eradication, Report Shows
The political violence following Bangladesh's historic December 2008 parliamentary election shows that the use of aggression as a political tool is still prevalent; political parties are instrumental to its eradication, finds a report released today by the human rights group Odhikar and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
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Developing a New BRIDGE Module on Political Finance
On May 18 – 19, 2009, IFES and International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance co-hosted a working group of political finance and BRIDGE experts to begin the development process for a new BRIDGE module on political finance. BRIDGE is a comprehensive curriculum on electoral processes. The gathering was held in Stockholm.
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Images from the Lebanon June 7, 2009 Elections, Part 2
IFES staff members capture images from the highly anticipated Lebanese parliamentary elections. Unexpectedly, the March 14th parliamentary block, not Hezbollah's coalition, won the majority of the seats.
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Images from IFES-Indonesia Photo Contest Celebrating Acehs Political Participation
In support of Aceh's Independent Election Commission's (KIP) media center activities, IFES-Indonesia commissioned a photo competition to highlight some of the remarkable moments seen during the first elections where Acehnese political parties participated alongside national parties in local legislative elections. These elections were held in April 2009. The entries are from photojournalists, citizens and observers. The panel of judges consisted of a KIP Commissioner, IFES staff and a professional Jakarta based photojournalist. The award ceremony was a widely covered event by Aceh's print and TV media.
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Televised Candidate Debate in Tbilisi, Georgia
In anticipation of local elections at the end of the month, IFES organized and sponsored live, televised candidate debates for the post of mayor of Tbilisi, Georgia, together with Georgian Public Broadcasting. These debates represent a first in Georgian democracy – live debates featuring candidates running for office have never been produced before.
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Election Fairs Ahead of the 2010 Elections in Tajikistan
Throughout the month of February 2010, IFES conducted a series of Election Fairs across Tajikistan in advance of the February 28 national and municipal legislative elections.
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IFES’ "Elections: More Inclusion, Less Violence” Program in Guatemala
Through the “Elections: More Inclusion, Less Violence” project implemented by the Consortium for Electoral and Political Processes (CEPPS), IFES provided technical assistance to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) in three areas during the 2015 electoral process: general planning; implementation of electoral security measures; and campaign finance monitoring and oversight.
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The Cycle of Corruption: Elections and the Abuse of State Resources
In many ways, elections are a central component in cycles of systemic corruption. IFES conducted a two-year research project to develop an assessment methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of a given country’s framework for addressing the abuse of state resources in election campaigns. The final product of this project is a detailed methodology that specifically examines three categories of state resources: state personnel; state funds and physical resources; and official government communications to the public.