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Empowering Youth in Nepal to Secure their Voting Rights
As part of the USAID-funded “Strengthening Political Parties, Electoral and Legislative Processes” program, IFES Nepal is partnering with subawardees like Youth Initiative (YI) to strengthen the participation of youth, ethnic minorities and historically marginalized groups in Nepal’s electoral process. In support of this objective, IFES Nepal and YI recently launched a new initiative – “Voter Registration, Electoral Participation and Citizenship Certificate Support for Youth” – to ensure that eligible youth are able to register and secure their right to vote.
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Report/Paper
1991 Nepalese Elections: A Pre-Election Survey Addendum (January 1991)
This pre-election assessment in Nepal in 1990 identified international observers and citizen education efforts for the 1991 Nepalese Elections. This addendum to the earlier report develops specific scenarios for an international observer delegation and citizen education efforts.
December 31, 1990
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Report/Paper
Kingdom of Nepal: Parliamentary Elections, May 12, 1991
This report summarizes IFES findings from the Nepalese Parliamentary Elections in 1991. Electoral processes, election day observations and voter registry are discussed along with various other IFES activities.
May 31, 1991
Election FAQ
Elections in Nepal: 2020 National Assembly Elections
On January 23, Nepal held elections to replace 19 National Assembly members whose terms will expire in March. To help you understand this important electoral process, IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions on Elections in Nepal: 2020 National Assembly Elections.
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Book
Gender Equality & Election Management Bodies: A Best Practices Guide
The full participation of women and men in a country's political and decision-making processes as voters, candidates, elected officials and electoral management body (EMB) staff is crucial. Yet, despite a set of robust international instruments and many positive developments in recent years, women represent only 21.7 percent of world's parliamentarians and in many countries they continue to be marginalized and underrepresented in political and electoral processes. Clearly, major steps still need to be taken before true gender equality is achieved in this arena.
September 23, 2014
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Report/Paper
Technical Election Assessment: The Kingdom of Nepal, November 1994
This mid-term technical election assessment and observation concerns the parliamentary elections of the Kingdom of Nepal from November 1994. The report discusses civic education, the political landscape, election results and The New Government.
November 30, 1994
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Report/Paper
The Integrity of Elections in Asia: Policy Lessons Applied
In response to a recent study by Max Grömping entitled The Integrity of Elections in Asia: Policy Lessons from Expert Evaluations, IFES produced a briefing paper with some examples of policy lessons applied in practice across Asia. IFES has worked in Asia for the past three decades supporting election management bodies, civil society and other electoral stakeholders in their efforts to promote electoral integrity.
November 26, 2018
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Report/Paper
New Report on Campaign Finance Monitoring in Nepal
IFES' civil society partner Samuhik Abhiyan conducted a campaign finance monitoring mission during Nepal’s December 2017 House of Representatives elections. With the launch of their report on May 18, 2018, Samuhik Abhiyan revealed that over half of candidates monitored exceeded the legal spending limits.
July 09, 2018
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Report/Paper
The Cost of Representation: A Study of Women’s Representation and Political Finance in Nepal
IFES conducted a study of women’s political representation and political finance in Nepal’s House of Representatives elections in 2017. IFES hopes the resulting report sparks discussions on the critical need for reforms and capacity building ahead of the next general elections in Nepal in 2022.
January 27, 2020
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Report/Paper
1991 Nepalese Elections: A Pre- Election Survey November 1990
This pre-election survey conducted in Nepal in 1990 analyzes the 1990 political scene and atmosphere in the country with the aim of identifying areas for possible pre-election technical assistance.
October 31, 1990