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France Candidate Info - Philippe POUTOU
Candidate information packet provided to voters in advance of the French Presidential election on 22 April 2012. This pamphlet lays out the platform for Philippe POUTOU, candidate for the New Anticapitalist Party (Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste).
Election Material
Ballot
France Presidential Ballots 2012
Ballot papers and ballot envelope for the first round of the French Presidential election held on 22 April 2012. To vote, a voter would fold the paper containing the name of her/his preferred candidate and place it in the envelope. The main candidates in the first round of voting were Nicolas SARKOZY, Francois HOLLANDE, Francois BAYROU, Marine LE PEN, and Jean-Luc MELENCHON.
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France Candidate Info - Francois BAYROU
Candidate information packet provided to voters in advance of the French Presidential election on 22 April 2012. This pamphlet lays out the platform for Francois BAYROU, candidate for the Democratic Movement (Mouvement démocrate)
Election Material
Ballot
France Candidate Info - Francois HOLLANDE
Candidate information packet provided to voters in advance of the French Presidential election on 22 April 2012. This pamphlet lays out the platform for Francois HOLLANDE, candidate for the Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste).
Election Material
Ballot
France Candidate Info - Nathalie ARTHAUD
Candidate information packet provided to voters in advance of the French Presidential election on 22 April 2012. This pamphlet lays out the platform for Nathalie ARTHAUD, candidate for Workers' Struggle (Lutte Ouvrière).
Election Material
Ballot
France Candidate Info - Eva JOLY
Candidate information packet provided to voters in advance of the French Presidential election on 22 April 2012. This pamphlet lays out the platform for Eva JOLY, candidate of the Europe Ecology - The Greens (Europe Écologie - Les Verts).
Election Material
Ballot
Guinea-Bissau Presidential Run-off 2005
Ballot used for the second round of the Guinea-Bissau Presidential election held on 24 July 2005. The main candidates in the second round of the election were Kouma YALA and Joao Bernardo VIEIRA-NINO.
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Report/Paper
Lithuania: Money and Politics Case Study
Lithuania has rapidly developed both politically and economically since emerging from the Soviet Union in 1991. While the country has built a functioning parliamentary system of government, has become a member of NATO, and is on the verge of joining the European Union, it still faces many problems associated with the many consolidating democracies around the world. As in all democracies, populations need to trust that those they elect will represent their interests. Problems such as corruption, weaknesses in laws concerning the political financing, and unaccounted for political income and expenditures threaten the credibility of the process and hinder the speed at which democracy is consolidated. Additionally, Lithuania lacks the high level of vibrant debate about the issue of political financing among scholars, journalists and civil society bodies required to promote meaningful reform. Recognizing this, Lithuania has developed an independent Central Electoral Committee (CEC) and adopted laws requiring detailed and public disclosure of political finance accounts. Prior to conducting Money and Politics programming in Lithuania, the CEC had made a demonstrable interest in making information public. While scanning summary report of accounts and placing them on the internet, the user could not search, not easily compare and analyze the information. Interested parties were required to make an appointment to view more detailed, paper-based information. Further, while the Tax Authorities are required to audit final political party reports, enforcement is widely considered to be weak. Few, if any, cases of political finance violations have been forwarded and investigated, not to mention prosecuted. By addressing the difficult issues surrounding political finance with the support of IFES in 2002 and 2003, Lithuania is emerging as a model for other consolidating democracy to follow. Significant areas remain to be addressed. While Lithuania has taken concrete steps to reform political finance legislation, open political finance information to public scrutiny and oversight, and encourage debate, further efforts are required to actively enforce laws and regulations and raise the level of debate among the various governmental, legislative, and civil society groups. By addressing these areas, Lithuania has the potential for being an example of best practices while making local expertise and resources to other countries undergoing similar reforms.
December 31, 2002
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Special elections regionales
“Special elections regionales” is a special article in the magazine ‘Ca Rhone-Alpes’ from 1998, available in French, advertizing the upcoming March 15, 1998, regional election to elect members of the Council in Rhone-Alpes, France. The document provides a description of past election in the region of Rhone Alpes, provides statistics of its inhabitants, and explains the structure of the regional Council and how the vote to elect new members will proceed.