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Directives Concernant Le Deroulement De La Campagne Electoral, Lorganisation Et Le Fonctionnement Des Bureaux De Vote Et La Proclamation Des Resultats
Directives Concernant Le Deroulement De La Campagne Electoral, Lorganisation Et Le Fonctionnement Des Bureaux De Vote Et La Proclamation Des Resultats
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Election and Political Party Law
Dahir No 1-77-177 Du 20 Joumada I 1397 (9 Mai 1977), Portant Loi Organique Relative A La Composition Et A Lelection De La Chambre Des Representants
Dahir No 1-77-177 Du 20 Joumada I 1397 (9 Mai 1977), Portant Loi Organique Relative A La Composition Et A Lelection De La Chambre Des Representants
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Document De Travail Portant Sur La Composition, Les Attributions Et La Procedure De Travail Des Commissions Chargees De Controler Lusage Des Fonds Et Labus Dinfluence
Document De Travail Portant Sur La Composition, Les Attributions Et La Procedure De Travail Des Commissions Chargees De Controler Lusage Des Fonds Et Labus Dinfluence
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The Strategic Use of Gender Quotas in the Arab World
Why are levels of gender representation and gender-related policy reform in Morocco higher than in Lebanon? Lebanon has long boasted a cosmopolitan, educated culture and was hailed the “Paris of the Middle East” up until the civil war. Morocco, conversely, is a constitutional monarchy hosting some of the world’s highest rates of illiteracy across both genders yet it has arguably experienced greater levels of women’s political representation. Modernization theorists from Lipset (1959) to Inglehart and Norris (2003) would lead us to expect more “progressive” gender outcomes and policies in “cosmopolitan” Lebanon rather than Morocco, so what explains this discrepancy?
February 09, 2011
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Introducing the First Study on the Impact of Public Funding on Muslim Democracies
An innovative, first-of-its-kind publication that explores the role of public funding in democracy development in Muslim-majority countries will be released on July 22, 2009 by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the United States Institute of Peace.
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IFES Celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, held on December 3, commemorates the human rights of persons with disabilities. This year we also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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Press Release
IFES Launches Project to Empower Women in the Middle East
The Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa (SWMENA), a project to improve the legal, political and social standing of women, is underway. IFES, the Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and the Canadian Parliamentary Center (CPC), the partners in this endeavor, hope that the project will remove some of the roadblocks to women’s self-empowerment in the region.
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International NGO Releases Survey Findings on Women’s Political Standing in Morocco
RABAT—A national survey on attitudes towards the political, economic, social and legal status of women in Morocco released today by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that while women’s political and civic participation is low, there is relatively high support for gender quotas on behalf of both sexes. The survey, however, indicated that men are much less supportive than women of the Family Law or Moudawana.
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Video: IFES Creates an Electoral Lexicon in Moroccan Sign Language
In collaboration with a Moroccan Sign Language (MSL) consultant, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) as part of the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening adopted the IFES Electoral Lexicon to MSL, improving access to civic education information among the deaf community.