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Video: CEPPS Presidents Discuss Historic 2015 Elections
In this interview, IFES President and CEO Bill Sweeney, IRI President Ambassador Mark Green, and NDI President Kenneth Wollack discuss how CEPPS’ collaborated during recent milestone elections in Myanmar, Nigeria, and Tunisia.
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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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Controlling Campaign Finance in Tunisia
On March 24, 2016, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), in collaboration with the Tunisian Court of Accounts and the Parliamentary Commission Responsible for Electoral Legislation, organized a workshop on the provisions of the draft amendments to the electoral code pertaining to campaign finance and its control. The workshop was supported by funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative.
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Tunisia Moves toward Cementing Legal Framework for Local Elections
On February 11, 2016 the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Tunisian Administrative Tribunal, with support from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), co-organized a workshop on the draft amendments to the Tunisian electoral code.
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Building Tunisia’s Legal Framework for Regional and Municipal Elections
IFES is playing an integral role in revising and expanding Tunisia's existing electoral law by providing support on electoral legislative reforms to enhance the effectiveness and credibility of democratic institutions and processes.
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Reflecting on Election Dispute Resolution for Tunisia’s Upcoming Local Elections
On September 29, 2015, IFES, in collaboration with Tunisia’s Administrative Tribunal and with support from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affair, organized a workshop on the electoral dispute resolution process for the forthcoming municipal and regional elections.
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Democracy Promotion is an American Tradition
In celebration of International Day of Democracy on September 15, the Presidents of IFES, the International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute, which together compose the Consortium for Electoral and Political Processes Strengthening, authored a joint op-ed. The authors argue that the U.S. should use its new position as the President of the Community of Democracies to rally greater international support for democracy and governance programming and discuss the U.S.’ bipartisan tradition of supporting democracy and human rights.
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Tunisia’s Fragile Democratic Transition
On July 14, 2015, IFES President and CEO Bill Sweeney provided testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on “Tunisia’s Fragile Democratic Transition.” IFES was invited to discuss Tunisia’s progress towards democracy since the 2014 elections and provide recommendations on future U.S. support.
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IFES President and CEO to Testify on Tunisia’s Transition
On Tuesday, July 14, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) President and CEO Bill Sweeney will testify before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on “Tunisia’s Fragile Democratic Transition.”
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IFES Releases Report on Tunisia’s Legal Framework of Campaign Finance Mechanisms
In April 2015, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) released a report assessing the legal framework of campaign finance mechanisms for the 2014 legislative and presidential elections in Tunisia.