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Nepali Actors Mix Voter Awareness With Entertainment
Art will imitate life with the launch of a new nationwide program of theater performances aimed at educating Nepali voters about the Constituent Assembly Election on April 10.
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Nepal: Being Heard
In this skit, everyone fights with each other for a chance to be heard.
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Civic Education
Hundreds of Nepali actors are performing a special drama throughout the country to teach voters about the Constituent Assembly elections in April. The performances are the brainchild of IFES and Nepal's election commission, with funding from the U.S. State Department.
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Nepal Election 2008
The Nepalese people cast their ballots for its new Constituent Assembly after years of turmoil.
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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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Voter Registration in Nepal
In an effort to increase the quality of the Voter’s List and reduce the possibility of voter fraud, Nepal’s Election Commission began implementing a three-phase voter registration program in September 2010. The new registration process is computerized and, in addition to personal information, collects the registrant’s photos and fingerprints, marking the first time biometrics have been used in the voter registration process in Nepal. The new registration system is part of an effort to ensure more fair and credible elections.
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IFES Remembers Board Secretary Leon J. Weil
The Board of Directors and staff of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) are saddened by the death of The Honorable Leon J. Weil. Weil joined IFES’ Board of Directors in 1994, and served as its Secretary from the late 1990s until his death.
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Tunisia: Voting for the 'First' Time
Tunisia held the country’s first free and fair election on 23 October. Millions of Tunisians went to the polls to cast their ballots for the National Constituent Assembly, which will have one year to write a new constitution. Excitement was high as the country that ignited the Arab Spring was also the first of those countries to hold an election. The counting of ballots, which was done by poll workers, went on into the night as election observers watched the process.
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Witnessing Tunisia's Historic Election
Tunisia held its first democratic election on Sunday, lighting the way for nations experiencing the Arab Spring. Nicolas Kaczorowski, IFES Country Director in Tunisia, shares his experience of the historic election.
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After the Arab Spring: Challenges for Credible Elections
As citizens of the Middle East and North Africa demand democratic reform through the ballot, it is important to understand the steps that must be taken to conduct elections that reflect the will of the people.