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Escuela Marcelino Garcia Flamenco Papeleta para Eleccion del Comite Ejecutivo Gobierno Estudiantil
“Ballot for the Student Government Executive Committee of Marcelino Garcia Flamenco High School” is a ballot sample, available in Spanish, approved in 1989 by the Ministry of Public Education, Costa Rica, in lead up to the student government executive committee elections at Marcelino Garcia Flamenco High School.
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Papeleta para Eleccion del Presidente del Comite Ejecutivo de la Comunidad Estudiantil del Colegio Nocturno de Limon
“Ballot for the Election of the President of the Student Community Executive Committee of the Nocturnal High School in Limon” is a ballot sample, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 at the Nocturnal High School of Limon, Costa Rica. The ballot includes the slogans, flag colors and photos of the candidates running for the office of the President of the Student Community Executive Committee.
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P.I.E.L. = Partido Intergro Estrdiantil por la Lucha
“Student Integral Party for the Fight” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by the student body of the Student Integral Party for the Fight (“Partido Integro Estudantil por la Lucha”). The brochure describes the student government’s object activities, action plans, the material and human resources, as well as the deadlines of accomplishing the targeted objectives. The brochure is intended to familiarize students with the program offered by this particular student party when running for the student government elections.
Election Material
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Sample Ballot with parties MOTA and MAE
“Sample Ballot with Parties MOTA and MAE” is a sample ballot, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by the Student Electoral Tribunal, in lead up to the student government elections. The ballot contains the names, photos and list of members of the two student political parties running for office.
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Traspaso de Poderes
“The Transfer of Powers in the Student Government” is a ceremony program, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by the student government at the Professional Technical High school of Heredia, Costa Rica and intended to list the order of events for the exchanging of the student government powers throughout 1989-1990.
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Tribunal Elecciones Estudiantiles
“Student Electoral Tribunal” is a sample ballot, available in Spanish, issued in 1989, by the Student Electoral Tribunal of the San Antonio of Belen Spanish School, Costa Rica, in lead up to the 1989 Student Tribunal Executive Committee Elections. The ballot contains the names, photos, and the flag colors of the student political parties running for office as well as the list of the parties’ members.
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Ano de la Democracia Costarricense
“The Year of the Costa Rican Democracy” is a ceremony program brochure, available in Spanish, believed to be issued in the 1990s in lead up to the student government elections in Costa Rica. The ceremony program brochure lays out the order of events for the exchanging of student government powers. Additionally, it includes an intro by Oscar Arias Sanchez, President of the Nation at that time.
Election Material
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El Mandato Nacional de los Ninos por la Paz
“Children’s National Mandate for Peace” is the resume of a youth participation work booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the National Registrar of Civil Status, in Colombia. The informational workbook is intended to guide youth towards becoming conscientious and responsible citizens in a democratic society. The workbook puts a great emphasis on the importance of rights and the need for young people to grow up in the spirit of respecting each other’s rights as a prerequisite for the existence of a peaceful and democratic society in Colombia.
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Investing in Common Aspirations: Lewis Madanick on the Former Eastern Bloc, Democracy and Humanity
Lewis Madanick, Program Manager at Open World Leadership Center, has watched Eastern Europe’s rocky to transition to democracy. A child of the Cold War and a student of Russian/Soviet history, he has a deep interest in global politics and the role of the individual in democracy. While at IFES from 1999-2000, Madanick served as Program Officer for Russia. He now works to build ties between emerging leaders in Eurasia and the United States. A week after the death of Margaret Thatcher – who recognized the first Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev as reform-oriented – Madanick comments on the march of democracy in former Eastern Bloc.
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
Armenia’s Parliamentary Election: Another Step on the Path Toward Democracy
On Sunday, May 6, Armenia held its first parliamentary election under a new election law since the 2008 presidential poll that saw violent protests. Anthony Bowyer, IFES program manager for the Caucasus and Central Asia, answers questions from southern Armenia.