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Georgia's Parliamentary Electoral System
The term ‘electoral system’ is used to describe the structure by which votes cast in an election result in legislative seats (or executive offices) won by political parties and candidates. The most common methods used in elections for legislatures are plurality/majority, proportional representation or mixed systems.
March 01, 2011
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Palestinian Local Elections 2011
On Tuesday, 8 February 2011, the Palestinian Authority issued a renewed call for local elections to be held on 9 July 2011. The call follows last June’s Cabinet decision to cancel elections and the subsequent High Court ruling in December that the cancellation was, indeed, illegal.
February 25, 2011
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Elections in Tunisia: Steps Towards Elections in 2011
As Tunisians focus much of their attention on events unfurling across the region, there remains political commitment and activity towards ensuring progress with democratic transition through political reform and the conduct of new elections.
February 24, 2011
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IFES Releases Briefing Paper on Key Challenges for Credible and Competitive Elections in Egypt
As the situation in Egypt continues to evolve, IFES has released a briefing paper that serves as a guide to understanding the current electoral system and identifies issues that must be addressed immediately in order to have credible and competitive elections in the near future.
February 08, 2011
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Palestinian High Court: “Cancelling Elections is Illegal”
On December 13, 2010, the Palestinian High Court issued its final verdict on the lawsuits challenging the Council of Ministers (Cabinet) of the Palestinian Authority decision to cancel the local elections scheduled for July 17, 2010. The Court ruled that once the cabinet calls for elections, it does not have authority to cancel them.
December 16, 2010
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Kyrgyzstan's Democratic Experiment
On June 27, 2010 Kyrgyzstan adopted a new constitution via nationwide referendum. Introducing a new or revised governing charter was nothing new for the Central Asian republic—they have seen many since their independence in 1991. This new constitution, however, ushered in a new era for the country as it established a parliamentary system that would allow power to be decentralized and shared among different political parties.
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The Role of the International Community in Deterring Fraud
This podcast, the third in a series of three, features Alan Wall, IFES chief of party in Nepal. Mr. Wall shares insight into what the international community can do to deter fraud.
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Preventing Election Fraud
Staffan Darnolf, IFES senior election advisor, talks to us about the consuming effect of election fraud and the steps that can be taken to prevent it.
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Defining and Prosecuting Election Fraud
In this podcast, the first in a series of three podcasts on election fraud, Rafael Lopez-Pintor, tells us what election fraud is and how it can be prosecuted in legal courts.
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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