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A Procedural Guide to Palestinian Succession: The How of the Who
A Procedural Guide to Palestinian Succession
September 27, 2022
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Conflict Analysis Workshop for Libyan Civil Society
In early December 2018, IFES conducted a conflict analysis workshop with Libyan civil society representatives to identify local drivers of violence around elections and mechanisms for mitigating those factors.
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Libyan Election Staff Trained on Election Dispute Resolution and Voter Registry Database
Members of Libya’s High National Elections Commission recently participated in trainings led by IFES, with support from the United States Agency for International Development, on election dispute resolution and voter registration database management.
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Asia-Pacific Regional Director Testifies on Capitol Hill on Reducing the Risk of Mass Atrocities
On November 14, 2018, Vasu Mohan, IFES' regional director for Asia-Pacific and technical lead on elections, conflict and security, provided testimony to the House of Representatives’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. He was invited to speak about “Reducing the Risk of Mass Atrocities: The Role of Inclusive Electoral Systems Design and Election Institutions in Preventing Violence and Promoting Security for All People.”
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United States and Denmark Announce Joint Support to Municipal Electoral Process in Libya
At a ceremony in Tunis on October 4, the United States Government and the Government of Denmark announced their joint support to strengthen municipal council electoral processes in Libya through IFES.
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Press Release
IFES Condemns Attack on Libyan High National Elections Commission
IFES strongly condemns today’s attack on the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) in Tripoli. We offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and remain committed to supporting a credible and peaceful electoral process through which all Libyans can have a voice in the way they are governed.
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Mobilizing Illiterate Tunisian Women Living in Rural Areas for the May 6 Municipal Elections
IFES' partner, the Tunisian Mediterranean Center (TU-MED), found that 83 percent of rural Tunisian women said they did not vote during the 2014 national elections. Due to these findings, IFES and TU-MED launched several outreach campaigns in 2017 targeting illiterate women living in rural areas. IFES trained 286 female outreach ambassadors to engage in face-to-face dialogue regarding the electoral process and the importance of decentralization. The ambassadors reached 7,680 women, encouraging them to register to vote in municipal elections scheduled for May 6, 2018.
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Technical Assistance to Election Management Bodies
Iraq has undergone dramatic change in the past decade. The U.S.-led war in Iraq that began in 2003, and the subsequent de-Ba’athification process led by the Coalition Provisional Authority, spike in sectarianism, advancement by the Islamic State (IS) and push by the Kurds for independence, all continue to impact the country’s political and security environment. It is within this complex context that the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) worked in Iraq for the 12 years, providing capacity building for Iraq’s election system from 2003 until September 2015.
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IFES Field Staff
Mike Yard is a recognized international election administration and technology expert with over 25 years of experience. He has advised election authorities in over 15 countries and served as the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Chief of Party in Kenya and Uganda. In this Q&A, Yard discusses his experience during South Africa’s historic 1994 general elections, the role of technology in democratic progress in Africa, and other democratic achievements on the continent.
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Photo Gallery: 2015 Elections
The past year saw a slew of important elections across the globe. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) was engaged with election commissions, civil society and a variety of other stakeholders in many of these elections in 2015.