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Election FAQ
Elections in the Maldives: March 22 Parliamentary Elections
Citizens of the Maldives vote this Saturday, March 22, for a new parliament. IFES FAQs shed light on these elections.
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
IFES Alumni Goes Back to School, Looks to Level the Global Playing Field
Alexandra Matthews, a graduate student at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, tells us what she learned about empowering the vulnerable while at IFES, and how this work inspired her studies.
Publication
Book
Financing Politics: The Middle East and North Africa
Financing Politics: The Middle East and North Africa is a collaborative effort between the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Arab Region Parliamentarians against Corruption (ARPAC). It represents a concerted attempt to better understand and document existing political finance regulations and experiences in five countries – Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Yemen. The availability of information on the funding of parties and campaigns is a first and significant step in enhancing transparency.
September 30, 2013
Election FAQ
Elections in the Republic of Maldives: September 7 Presidential Elections
Maldivians will head to the polls in the second democratic presidential election in the nation's history on September 7, 2013.
News & Updates
Feature
After the Arab Spring: Challenges for Credible Elections
As citizens of the Middle East and North Africa demand democratic reform through the ballot, it is important to understand the steps that must be taken to conduct elections that reflect the will of the people.
Publication
Report/Paper
Electoral Districts in Lebanon
Electoral districting is pivotal to electoral reform in Lebanon. Current parliamentary electoral district boundaries are based on Lebanon’s administrative districts, or Qadas.
October 05, 2011
Publication
Survey
Public Opinion Data and Political and Legal Reform Opportunities for Women in Yemen, Morocco and Lebanon
As people across the Middle East and North Africa continue to protest for greater freedom and equality under repressive regimes, women have an unprecedented opportunity to capture some of the newly created political space and ensure gender rights are integrated into political and legal reforms.
September 22, 2011
Publication
Report/Paper
Lebanon's New Cabinet
Lebanon announced a new cabinet under Prime Minster Najib Mikati after operating without a government since January. IFES has produced a short brief that delineates the members of the new cabinet including their position, confession and political affiliation.
June 14, 2011
Publication
Report/Paper
Focus on Lebanon | Healthcare Access
The SWMENA survey investigated the extent to which women in Lebanon had access to formal healthcare. The survey also examined issues of affordability, quality of care, utilization, and proximity to medical services. This topic brief presents the principal findings with respect to healthcare and women’s access to it.
February 25, 2011
Publication
Report/Paper
Focus on Lebanon | Lobby Training Manual
Lobbying is a critical component of the democratic process. The essence of representative government is that policymakers should be representing the needs of their constituencies when they pass laws.
August 23, 2010