EDITORIAL:
In it for the long haul: electoral system reform and administration
Secretary-General Vidar Helgesen visits three IDEA member states
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FOCUS:
Effective electoral assistance: beyond election day
In recent years, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Iraq, Indonesia, Palestine, Sierra Leone have all faced immense challenges in preparing elections. In some of these places, such as Sierra Leone, Indonesia, and Palestine, electoral assistance has proven to contribute to stability, and better electoral processes. In others, large sums of money have been spent on electoral technology which will need to be maintained after polling day.
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Worldwide launch of the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network is a series of six informational products on election management brought together in one portal (www.aceproject.org). It features authoritative information on nearly every aspect of elections, from voter registration to vote counting; provides access to a network of experts giving "real-time" knowledge and offers various capacity-development initiatives.
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OTHER IDEA ELECTIONS NEWS:
Don't ask for elections if you can’t take the results
Interview with Ammar Al Dwaik, Chief Electoral Officer of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission, 5 May 2006.
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Building electoral capacity in Armenia
In advance of the Armenian parliamentary elections in May 2007 and presidential elections in February-March 2008, IDEA is running a two-year training project for elections administrators in the country.
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Compared electoral experiences: Mexico prepares for 2006 elections
What challenges does the political context put on a democratic electoral system?
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How do we increase voter turnout?
The past several decades have witnessed a decline in voter turnout throughout the world, which has raised concern among governments, non-governmental organizations, and citizens.
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OTHER IDEA NEWS:
Bolivian study visit on governance in Stockholm, Oslo and Madrid
A mission of 15 Bolivian political and civic leaders is on a study visit in Stockholm, Oslo and Madrid from 21-27 May 2006 to meet with key players in all three countries on governance issues.
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Political parties discuss challenges of democratic development in Pakistan
As part of its worldwide research and dialogue programme with political parties, IDEA co-organized a national conference on "Political Parties and Challenges of Democratic Development in Pakistan" in Islamabad on 27-28 April 2006.
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Democracy assistance: does it work?
How can the impact of democracy assistance be assessed? Who do you attribute the effects to?
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Sri Lanka: broadening the peace process
Feature interview with Jehan Perera, Executive Director of the National Peace Council in Sri Lanka, during IDEA’s Reconciliation Expert Network meeting in Stockholm, 14 March 2006.
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Editors: Bénédicte Walter, Monika Ericson
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