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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).
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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)
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Election Disputes
In an effort to guide stakeholders to effectively resolve election complaints, IFES has identified seven principle international standards in electoral complaints adjudication, outlined in this paper.
February 14, 2011
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Global Trends in The Regulation of Political Finance
This paper deals with the role of money in politics, and in particular with certain efforts by countries around the world to regulate this role. In the current world (and probably since we first started organising ourselves politically), money in politics or political finance as we commonly know it is a central aspect of any political system, whether democratic or undemocratic, "developed" or "developing" and regardless of political culture or tradition.
February 14, 2011
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International Election Support: Helping or Hindering Democratic Elections?
Based on an analysis of the potential effectiveness of various modalities of electoral support utilized by international donors to promote democracy, this paper seeks to identify whether improvements to those democracy-promoting tools are warranted.
February 14, 2011
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U.S. Ambassador for Women’s Issues Visits IFES’ Garima Project in India
On September 14, 2010, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne S. Verveer visited the Garima project in New Delhi, India. Verveer helped launch the Garima project in November 2009 and returned to observe its progress during a recent visit to India. Garima, which means “dignity” in Hindi, works to enhance women’s participation in political, economic and social processes, encourage political advocacy, and curb practices such as gender-based violence, female feticide and child marriage. The project is implemented by IFES and Counterpart International and collaborates with several nongovernmental organizations in India.