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Timor-Leste Parliamentary Elections, July 2017: Disability Access Monitoring
For Timor-Leste's 2017 presidential and parliamentary elections, IFES supported local disabled people’s organization Ra’es Hadomi Timor Oan (RHTO) to conduct disability access monitoring. For the parliamentary elections, RHTO deployed access monitors in every municipality and deployed monitors in the capital city for the presidential election. RHTO detailed their observations in the report, "Timor-Leste Parliamentary Elections, July 2017: Disability Access Monitoring,"
December 12, 2017
Election FAQ
Elections in Timor-Leste: 2017 Parliamentary Elections
On July 22, Timorese citizens will vote to elect members of the National Parliament, who serve five-year terms.
Election FAQ
Elections in Timor-Leste: 2017 Presidential Elections
On March 20, Timorese citizens will vote to elect their next president. Eight candidates will by vying for the presidency in this election. If no candidate receives at least 50 percent plus one of the valid votes in the first round, a second round will be held on April 20, 2017. The 2017 presidential election is the first national election to be managed by the National Election Commission and Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration without substantial logistical support from the United Nations.
Election FAQ
Elections in Timor-Leste: 2016 Local Elections
Local elections in Timor-Leste are scheduled for October 29. Citizens will vote for Village Chiefs, delegates for Village Councils, and Hamlet Chiefs.
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AGENDA Organizes a Workshop on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Regional Conference
As part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum in Dili, Timor-Leste, the General Election Network for Disability Access organized a thematic workshop on August 4, 2016.
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RightsNow! Disability Consortium Launches Resource Portal for Disability Rights Implementation
The Global Disability RightsNow! consortium, which the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is a member, is launching a new resource website for disability rights advocates in Armenia, Kenya, Mexico, Vietnam and other places around the world.
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AGENDA Produces Regional Research Report on Disability Access and Inclusion
In February 2016, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) published Disability Access and Inclusion in the Political Processes of Four Southeast Asian Countries, providing key insights from Southeast Asia written by local disabled persons’ organizations.
March 29, 2016
Election FAQ
Elections in Kazakhstan: 2016 Parliamentary Elections
Kazakhstan's parliamentary elections were originally slated for late 2016, when the lower house’s five-year term was set to expire. However, following a parliamentary initiative, Kazakhstan’s President, Nursultan Nazarbaev, dissolved the lower house of the country’s Parliament, the Majilis, and called snap parliamentary elections for March 20.
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East Timor: Civic Education
IFES conduct civic education workshops in IDP camps building awareness of government structures and the political system as well as holding interactive demonstrations on coalition building.