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Podcast: CEPPS’ Local Partners in Guatemala Discuss 2015 Elections
Guatemalan citizens headed to the polls in September and October 2015 to elect a new President, Vice President, Congress and other state and municipal leaders. The general elections took place against a backdrop of high-level criminal cases and popular civic protests against corruption.
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Photo Gallery: Myanmar Votes!
On November 8, 2015, citizens of Myanmar went to the polls to vote for 1,171 representatives to Myanmar’s national Parliament and State and Region Assemblies, with some voters also electing Ethnic Affairs Ministers. The 2015 elections mark an important milestone in Myanmar’s democratic transition.
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Voter Education Concerts for Persons with Disabilities
On the crowded, noisy street of Pyay Road in Yangon’s Ahlone Township, locals regularly shop at nearby stores while cab drivers sit in standstill traffic. On October 30, eight days before Myanmar’s historic 2015 general elections, however, the atmosphere was a bit different, as passers-by were greeted with live music and voter education materials.
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Myanmar Prepares to Vote
On November 8, Myanmar will hold general elections that are widely considered to be the most competitive in the country’s history. Over 90 parties and 6,000 candidates will vie for seats in the November 8 polls. This is also the first time observer missions have been accredited, with 10,000 domestic and 1,000 international observers monitoring the vote.
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She Leads: Mobilizing Voters for the Myanmar 2015 General Elections
In Wun Kite village in Okkan township there is a buzz of excitement as villagers flock around the mock ballot box, learning about valid and invalid ballots and having a chance to practice casting their vote. This voter education event has been organized by Khin San Wai, the Chair of the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI) office in Okkan, with the support of a team of her fellow Yangon participants from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) supported She Leads program in Myanmar.
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Learn More: How IFES Promotes Disability Rights
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) believes every person deserves a vote and a voice, and that dynamic democracies flourish when all groups of society are represented.
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Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal and IFES Enhance Partnership
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) professional culture is to remain in the background, as election management bodies (EMBs) are both our client and partner. Ultimately, we provide technical assistance for EMBs during their elections in their country.
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National Election Access Observation Held by Haitians with Disabilities
Building on the success of a pilot observation held in Port-au-Prince during Haiti’s legislative elections in August, a second observation was expanded to six different cities for the country’s legislative and presidential elections held on October 25, 2015.
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South Asian Disability Rights Advocates Secure Key Advocacy Win
From October 1-3, 2015, the first “South Asia Regional Disability Rights Dialogue on Political Participation” brought together more than 80 representatives from 34 organizations including disabled people’s organizations, election management bodies, media, and international organizations from the eight countries in South Asia, and the Philippines, Indonesia and Fiji in the broader Asia-Pacific region.
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Observation Pilote sur L’accessibilité électorale pour les Personnes Handicapées en Haïti
Lors des élections législatives tenues le 9 Août 2015, une équipe pilote de 30 handicapés Haïtiens a mené la première observation d'accès électorale dans 15 bureaux de vote à travers l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince.