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IFES Poll worker Training and the Parliamentary Elections in Yemen
This report summarizes IFES’ pollworker training and parliamentary elections in Yemen from 1997. The report details democracy in Yemen, the political atmosphere in the country and the pre-election environment. Additionally, the report discusses the pollworker training projects and provides recommendations for future trainings and elections.
June 30, 1997
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Report/Paper
Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations
Mechanisms for election dispute resolution must increasingly withstand new forms of sophisticated political and electoral manipulation. A new IFES research paper, Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations, outlines the fundamental principles for procedural justice and open justice in election cases.
June 12, 2018
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Interview/Speech/Testimony
In Morocco, Fostering Youths as Agents of Change
Ismail Ilsouk spent six weeks at IFES as part of the Middle East Partnership Initiative’s Leaders for Democracy Fellowship this summer. In this role, he examined the vibrancy of Morocco’s youth-oriented civil society organizations. In this interview, he tells us about the low levels of youth civic engagement in his country and why this matters.
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
Young Leader Perspective: Achraf Aouadi
Young persons can be powerful change agents in their communities. Disseminating information on the electoral cycle, volunteering in voter registration drives, observing elections to ensure rights are respected, and forming watchdog organizations are some of the many ways youths around the world are making a difference.
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
Europe and Eurasia Director Participates in Hill Briefing on Turkey
On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia Dr. Beata Martin-Rozumiłowicz participated in a joint Capitol Hill briefing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on “Turkey Post-Referendum: Institutions and Human Rights.”
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Feature
Hack4Democracy Supports Tunisian Youth Civic Engagement
Tunisian youth played a significant role in the lead up to the 2011 revolution. Despite being at the forefront, many young Tunisians now feel that the gains of the revolution were stolen from them, with the older generation benefitting while youth remain politically and economically marginalized. IFES and the Tunisian Youth Forum are working to transform Tunisian youth’s online engagement into active civic engagement through an innovative new initiative called Hack4Democracy camps.
News & Updates
Feature
Reflecting on Election Dispute Resolution for Tunisia’s Upcoming Local Elections
On September 29, 2015, IFES, in collaboration with Tunisia’s Administrative Tribunal and with support from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affair, organized a workshop on the electoral dispute resolution process for the forthcoming municipal and regional elections.
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Report/Paper
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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Lebanon lowers voting age to 18 years
On 19 March 2009, Parliament voted unanimously to adopt a Constitutional Law to reduce the voting age in Lebanon from 21 years to 18 years. The Law will now be forwarded to the cabinet for the second stage.
March 19, 2009