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Radio France Internationale
Burkina Faso: campagne de sensibilisation de la Céni avant le vote
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Press Release
Australian Election Management Expert to Receive IFES Baxter Award
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is pleased to announce that Michael Maley, a distinguished election management expert who previously served as Director of International Services at the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and supported numerous elections worldwide, is the recipient of the 2015 Joe C. Baxter Award.
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Feature
Post-Election Q&A: Côte d’Ivoire’s 2015 Presidential Elections
In this post-election Q&A, IFES Côte d’Ivoire Chief of Party Sophie Lagueny discusses the importance of the 2015 elections for Côte d’Ivoire, IFES’ activities in the country in the lead up to the vote and the post-election atmosphere.
In The Media
The New York Times
Victory by Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Catches One Group Off Guard: The Government
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Feature
Spotlight: Advocating for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Myanmar
Around the world, persons with disabilities face immense challenges to exercising their political and human rights, particularly in new and emerging democracies like Myanmar. According to the country’s 2014 census, 2.3 million Myanmar citizens have a disability, but the World Health Organization and many international experts estimate that figure to be significantly higher.
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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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Feature
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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Feature
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.