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Transparency in Tunisia: The ISIE’s Media Center
During any democratic election, the need for transparency and up-to-date information is paramount to the credibility of the vote. Since 2011, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has supported the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections’ (ISIE) Media Centers during the country’s important democratic transition.
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First Haitian Conference on Disability Rights and Political Participation Held in Port-au-Prince
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) co-organized the first conference focused solely on electoral rights of persons with disabilities in Haiti.
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IFES Q&A with Former Senior Program Manager Laurie Cooper
A former Senior Program Manager at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Laurie Cooper specializes in conflict resolution and the rule of law. Most recently, she was Chief of Party for the Liberia Land Conflict Resolution Project. In this post, she discusses her time at IFES, the Ebola crisis in Liberia and positive trends for sustainable democracy.
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Workshop Success Stories in Kosovo
Community attitudes and a lack of access to information and infrastructure, particularly buildings and transport, are significant barriers that the estimated 200,000 persons with disabilities in Kosovo face. As part of a project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and its partner Kosovar civil society organizations (CSOs), Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI) and HandiKOS, are working to develop a more inclusive electoral process.
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IFES Alarmed With Criminal Charges against Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado
WASHINGTON — (December 2, 2014) — The following is a statement by Bill Sweeney, President and CEO of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), regarding an order issued by the Venezuelan Attorney General’s office forcing local opposition leader and 2014 Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award winner Maria Corina Machado to appear before prosecutors on December 3 to answer charges related to an alleged plot to kill President Nicolas Maduro.
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IFES Assists Moldovan Embassy in Efforts to Organize Voting in the U.S.
On Sunday, November 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova will open nearly 100 polling stations around the globe in order for Moldovans residing abroad to vote in the country’s parliamentary election. This week, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) presented Ambassador Igor Munteanu with ballot boxes to be used in polling stations in New York, Chicago, Orlando, Seattle, Sacramento and Washington DC where Moldovan citizens currently in the US will be able to vote.
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Tunisians Proud to Vote in a Historic Presidential Election
On November 23, 2014, Tunisians went to the polls for the first direct election of a President in the country’s history. During this historic day, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) visited polling stations and witnessed the professional, efficient conduct of the election. While the official results have yet to be announced, participation was high across the country; the High Independent Authority on Elections (ISIE) announced that voter turnout reached 64.6 percent.
Throughout Tunisia, voters brought their children with them as they voted, demonstrating their confidence in the security of the polls. When the polls opened at 8 a.m., IFES witnessed the celebratory, exhilarating atmosphere, as Tunisians quickly entered Polling Centers to cast their vote and exercise their fundamental human right: to have a say in how they are governed. Click through this gallery to see images from Tunisia’s momentous Election Day.
Throughout Tunisia, voters brought their children with them as they voted, demonstrating their confidence in the security of the polls. When the polls opened at 8 a.m., IFES witnessed the celebratory, exhilarating atmosphere, as Tunisians quickly entered Polling Centers to cast their vote and exercise their fundamental human right: to have a say in how they are governed. Click through this gallery to see images from Tunisia’s momentous Election Day.
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Tunisia Reopens Media Center for Presidential Elections
On November 20, 2014, Tunisia’s High Independent Authority for Elections (ISIE) held a press conference to reopen its Media Center for the November 23 presidential election. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) worked closely with its ISIE partners in conceptualizing and creating the Center for the October parliamentary elections and the November presidential vote. The Media Center serves as a platform for the ISIE to communicate election related information to citizens, journalists, international organizations and other relevant stakeholders. It also brings transparency and credibility to the election process. Click through this photo gallery to see the impressive and important results of this effort.
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Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes
A true democracy requires that the poorest and most marginalized citizens have a meaningful voice in decisions affecting their lives. However, persons with disabilities, often among the poorest of the poor and comprising approximately 15 percent of the global population, are rarely empowered to participate politically in their countries.
This publication by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes, provides governments, civil society and the donor community the requisite tools and knowledge to promote the participation of persons with disabilities in elections and political processes.
This publication by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes, provides governments, civil society and the donor community the requisite tools and knowledge to promote the participation of persons with disabilities in elections and political processes.
November 21, 2014
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IFES Participates in the 2014 A World of Women for World Peace Conference
On November 13, IFES Senior Gender Specialist Jessica Huber took to Capitol Hill to participate in Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX) “A World of Women for World Peace Conference,” a biannual event that seeks to bring greater visibility to women who promote peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace-building activities in their communities.