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Election Awareness Workshops for Palestinian Women, June 1994, West Bank & Gaza, Final Report
IFES convened a series of nine election awareness workshops in the West Bank and Gaza from June 16 to June 24, 1994. The workshops gathered Palestinian women political and community activists in 8 different localities. The workshops aimed at familiarizing participants with electoral issues to prepare women to mobilize for the Palestinian Council elections. This report summarizes IFES' findings from these workshops.
August 31, 1994
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Challenges to the 2010 Palestinian Elections
Media reports as well as statements by President Abbas, Fatah and Hamas leaders indicate that Palestinian factions have agreed to hold elections in January 2010, even if agreements on other issues have not yet been reached.
June 29, 2009
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Palestinian Local Elections 2010
Under the leadership of President Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian Authority’s Cabinet called the 2004 local elections, managed under the authority of the Ministry of Local Government in three stages throughout 2005. However, because of operational and political challenges, local elections were held in four stages on six different dates and were never finalized; elections in over 100 councils were postponed indefinitely. In February 2010, the Cabinet called for local elections in the West Bank and Gaza for 17 July 2010.
June 09, 2010
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Ruling of the Palestinian High Court on Cancelling Elections in the Territories
On December 13, 2010, the Palestinian High Court issued its final verdict on the lawsuits challenging the Council of Ministers (Cabinet) of the Palestinian Authority decision to cancel the local elections scheduled for July 17, 2010. The Court ruled that once the cabinet calls for elections, it does not have authority to cancel them.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Elections: A Practitioner Brief
IFES presents a brief for practitioners on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Elections.
April 04, 2023
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Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes
Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes is the fourth paper in IFES's Election Case Law Analysis Series.
November 09, 2023
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Democracy’s Frontline Defenders
IFES Center of Applied Research and Learning Managing Director Erica Shein and Deputy Director Fernanda Buril in the Journal of Democracy on election integrity and safety.