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Electoral Systems and Lebanon
An electoral system is of key political and democratic importance as it determines who
'wins' an election by the method of translating votes into seats.
'wins' an election by the method of translating votes into seats.
December 20, 2009
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Elections in Egypt: Implications of Recent Court Decisions on the Electoral Framework
Egyptian electoral systems underwent several significant changes in the lead-up to the 2011-2012 parliamentary and presidential elections.
August 09, 2012
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Elections in Egypt: June 16-17 Presidential Election Run-off
Egyptians will choose to vote for Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohamed Morsi or Ahmed Shafiq, former air force commander and the last prime minister to serve under Mubarak. Elections in Egypt: June 16-17 Presidential Election Run-off answers additional questions relating to the run-off election
June 14, 2012
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Elections in Libya: July 7 General National Congress Elections
From July 3-7, the Libyan diaspora will cast their ballots in the first national election since the fall of former leader Mu’amar Gaddafi. On July 7, Libyans in country will participate in directly electing their country's leadership.
June 28, 2012
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Crisis in Syria: Now is the Time to Seek Male Allies for Leadership Equality
With support from USAID's Global Women’s Leadership Program, IFES is developing a systematic approach for engaging men to support women in leadership and decision-making roles in political and electoral processes in Syria.
December 09, 2015
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1996 Pre-Election Technical Assessment, Yemen
This report summarizes IFES’ mission to Yemen and the subsequent meetings with election and government officials, political party leaders, members of Parliament, diplomats and others to assess the progress of election activities and preparations, and to determine what assistance IFES could offer to enhance the electoral process.
December 31, 1996
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The Cairo Declaration on Judicial Independence
In a joint effort with the UNDP and the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP), IFES organized a judicial independence conference in Cairo, Egypt, in February 2003. The Cairo Declaration, issued at the end of the conference, highlighted key consensus findings on the state of judicial independence in the Arab region and recommended concrete reforms and strategies to strengthen judicial independence and monitor and report on judicial reform.
February 23, 2003
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The Rule of Law in Saudi Arabia (Arabic)
The Rule of Law in Saudi Arabia
February 21, 2003
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The Second Justice Conference: "Toward Supporting and Promoting the Independence of the Judiciary" Cairo, Egypt
The Second Justice Conference was held in Cairo 21-24 February 2003 under the auspices of an Egyptian NGO, the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession. Other sponsoring organizations included the Program on Arab Governance (POGAR) of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Ford Foundation also contributed funding and IFES provided expertise. The stated objective of the conference was “to explore the status of the independence of the judiciary in the Arab region.” More specifically, the conference was to “further examine the requirements of an independent judiciary at international law in order to draft a ‘covenant of independence’ through which progress regarding independence of the judiciary in the Arab region can be measured and followed up.”
December 31, 2002
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IFES-Lebanon Election Mapping Mission: Interim Report
From early April 2005 to late May 2005 IFES conducted the first phase of an electoral mapping mission in Lebanon to enable the development of an effective follow-on electoral assistance strategy in a political environment where none had previously been provided...
September 29, 2005