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Reflections on Guatemalan Women: A Q&A with Magistrate María Eugenia Villagrán de León
Former President of Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) Magistrate María Eugenia Villagrán de León talks to IFES about her legacy.
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Addressing Corruption in Latin America
In this interview, Delia Ferreira Rubio, recipient of IFES’ 2011 Joe C. Baxter Award who has devoted her career to transparency issues around the world, provides an update on integrity and transparency in Latin America.
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IFES Trains Haitian Disability Rights Advocates on New Advocacy Skills
On December 16, 2016, IFES conducted a training for persons with disabilities in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on advocacy for communicating with government stakeholders. The training focused on the adoption and implementation of a strategy for disability-inclusive elections.
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Haiti’s 2016 Presidential Election: Another Step Toward Democracy
On January 3, 2017, the Haitian Electoral Council finally published the official results of the 2016 presidential election, following a nearly two-year process. For the Haitian people and their partners, it’s a step toward democracy and a return to the constitutional order.
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Apply for IFES’ Democracy Studies Fellowships Today
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) annually awards two to four Democracy Studies Fellowships to bring outstanding graduate students to Washington, D.C. to engage in democracy development research.
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Working with Women Leaders and their Allies for Equality
On International Women’s Day, and every day, we honor and support the tireless efforts of women's rights advocates. One of the ways these women leaders affect change is by working with and building partnerships with male allies. With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, IFES has developed the Male Allies for Leadership Equality (MALE) training module, an addendum to IFES’ women’s leadership training curriculum.
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IFES Elects New Bipartisan Board Leadership, Recognizes Departing Board Members and Welcomes New Members
IFES today announced the election of the Hon. J. Kenneth Blackwell as chairman of its Board of Directors. Donald R. Sweitzer, the previous chairman of the Board, was elected as co-chairman. Amb. Blackwell, a Republican, and Sweitzer, a Democrat, will lead the IFES Board of Directors in an expression of the Board’s bipartisan nature. The Board also elected William J. Hybl, a Republican and former IFES chairman, and the Hon. Barbara B. Kennelly, a Democrat who has been an IFES Board member since 2003, as vice-chairs; June Langston DeHart as treasurer; and Thomas A. Devine as secretary.
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IFES Condemns Arrest and Intimidation of Venezuelan Opposition Leaders
The following is a statement by Bill Sweeney, President and CEO of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), regarding the arrest and intimidation of several Venezuelan opposition leaders by the regime of President Nicolas Maduro.
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IFES Releases Innovative Book on Political Finance Regulation throughout the World
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has released Political Finance Regulation: The Global Experience, which offers insight into how the often-muddy intersection between money and politics can be regulated, taking into account the experiences of various countries around the world.
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Nuevo Presidente para la Principal Organización No‐Gubernamental de Asistencia Electoral
La Fundación Internacional para Sistemas Electorales (IFES), organización no gubernamental y líder mundial en asistencia electoral, anunció hoy el nombramiento de su nuevo Presidente, el Sr. William "Bill" Sweeney, ex Vice-presidente de EDS (Electronic Data Systems).