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From Legal Parity to Substantive Parity: A Conversation Series by IFES and Fundación Esquel Ecuador
Led by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems partner organization Fundación Esquel, two months of moderated conversations on gender equality took place as part of the project, From Legal Parity to Substantive Parity.
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Enhancing Indigenous Women’s Political Leadership in Ecuador
In May 2022, IFES and Fundación Esquel Ecuador launched a training process with Indigenous women from Movimiento de Unidad Plurinacional Pachakutik – Nuevo País (Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement, or Pachakutik) on gender parity and political leadership.
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IFES Introduces its Healthy Masculinities Methodology to Ecuador’s Consejo Nacional Electoral
On June 21, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Consejo Nacional Electoral (National Electoral Council, CNE) of Ecuador held an online session on the topic of "Healthy Masculinities."
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IFES Ecuador and Fundación Esquel Launch Program for Gender Parity in Ecuador
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems and its local partner Fundación Esquel Ecuador officially launched their project, “Democracy, political organizations and gender: From legal parity to substantive parity.”
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IFES and Ecuador’s National Electoral Council Host IT and Cybersecurity Lessons Learned Following 2021 Elections
Based on the lessons learned exercise, IFES and the National Electoral Council are drafting a final report that will formalize recommendations and develop a roadmap.
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Elections in the Maldives: 2021 Local Council Elections
On Saturday April 10, Maldivian voters will go to the polls for Local Council elections. For the first time, Women’s Development Committee representatives, who are responsible for upholding women’s rights and increasing their political participation, will also be elected through the Local Council elections.
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Ecuadorians Go to the Polls Sunday
The elections' outcome will guide approaches to the economy, national security, public health, the COVID-19 crisis, international relations, migration and more.
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Parliamentary Oversight of Constitutional Bodies
Parliamentary Oversight of Constitutional Bodies in the Maldives explores how parliamentary tools and mechanisms can be effectively tailored to provide the appropriate level of oversight. The paper has recommendations and lessons that are broadly applicable outside the Maldivian context.
December 07, 2020
Election FAQ
Elections in the Maldives: 2019 Parliamentary Elections
On April 6, Maldivian citizens went to the polls to elect all 87 members of the People’s Majlis, the country’s Parliament. To help you understand this important electoral process, IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions on Elections in the Maldives: 2019 Parliamentary Elections.
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Learning About Violence Against Women in Politics in Leaps and Bounds: Surprising Findings from the Maldives
In 2011, IFES' Electoral Violence Education and Resolution (EVER) methodology found that women were rarely the subjects of political violence in the Maldives – less than 2 percent of violent incidents specifically targeted women, compared to 46 percent targeting men. Four years later, using a new, survey-based methodology, data collected by Professor Elin Bjarnegård from Sweden's Uppsala University in collaboration with IFES suggested a very different situation.