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Regional Director on “The Elections We Want” in Africa
As part of its annual report, the Wilson Center Africa Program asked IFES Regional Director for Africa Rushdi Nackerdien to contribute an essay on recent African elections. His piece, “The Elections We Want,” covered 2017 elections in Angola, Rwanda, Liberia, Senegal, the Gambia, and Kenya, and their implications for election practitioners moving forward.
January 31, 2018
News & Updates
Feature
Advancing Disability Rights in Southeast Asia through Regional Network of Advocates
In 2011, IFES established the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) across Southeast Asia. A creative partnership between disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs) and election-focused civil society organizations, AGENDA serves as a forum to improve access to political and electoral opportunities for persons with disabilities by increasing public awareness and elevating advocacy efforts that call for change.
Past
Event: Rapid Response Programs in the Gambia
Members of the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) have been working with Gambian stakeholders under the challenging circumstances of the old regime, and have now mobilized with new, targeted, rapid response initiatives to ensure the country is supported in its ambitions of freedom moving forward. CEPPS cordially invites you to a roundtable discussion on how the consortium partners design and implement complementary rapid response initiatives and will highlight lessons emerging in the wake of the Gambia’s transition.
June 8, 2017
3:00 PM EDT
Election FAQ
Elections in the Gambia: 2017 Parliamentary Elections
On April 6, Gambian voters will elect their members of the unicameral National Assembly. Marked by the country’s first-ever democratic transition of power and the end of former president Yahya Jammeh's 22 year-rule, the Gambia is in a new era of governance under President-elect Adama Barrow. These parliamentary elections will most likely be very competitive as the ruling coalition has broken apart, and the nine political parties will be running separately.
News & Updates
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Skye Christensen On U.S. Election Day, A Look At How Others Vote
While voters withstand long lines and the elements to cast their ballot, Skye Christensen of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, a nonprofit group that helps countries run democratic elections, talks about how other countries run their elections.
Publication
Report/Paper
The Gambia: Pre-Election Assessment 1996, Final Report
This report summarizes a pre-election assessment from The Gambia in 1996. The report discusses various topics in The Gambia, including human rights, civic education, political parties, the media and The Gambia’s election commission. The report discusses the challenges faced by various election teams (IFES, NDI) in The Gambia.
August 31, 1996
Election Material
Constitution
A Draft of A Constitution for The Second Republic of The Gambia
Draft Constitution for the Second Republic of The Gambia, as established in the aftermath of the military coup in 1994.
Election Material
Constitution
Book Twelve: The Ombudsman, The Land Commission, The National Council for Civic Education, The Commissions of inquiry and The Media.
An examination of provisions in the Constitution of the Second Republic of The Gambia relating to the Ombudsman, the Land Commission, the National Council for Civic Education, the Commissions of Inquiry, and the media.
Election Material
Constitution
Book Ten: Amendment of The Constitution and The Constitution As The Fundamental Law
Examination by the Gambian newspaper, Foroyaa, as to the ability to amend the Constitution of the Second Republic of The Gambia, and as to the status of the Constitution as fundamental law of The Gambia.
Election Material
Constitution
Book Eight: on Public Finance and The Public Service
In Book Eight, the Gambian newspaper, Foroyaa, examines provisions relating to public finance and public service in the new Constitution of the Second Republic of the Gambia.