Counting ballots in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Michael Levy

Haiti

Haitians have been challenging authoritarian rule since 1986. In 1990, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president, but a coup ousted him seven months later. A U.S. intervention reinstated Aristide in 1994. Rene Preval was elected president in 1996, until Aristide won a second term in 2000 and a political crisis developed on grounds that the elections were fraudulent. In 2004, Aristide left Haiti amid a rebel insurrection. Although democratic rule was restored in 2006, bitter political divisions persist.
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Civil Society, Election Observation, Democracy Assistance, Civic Education, Governance

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Democracy assistance can be defined as the legal, technical and logistic support provided to electoral laws, processes and institutions.

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Mexico

The Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) and the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) signed a memorandum of understanding of institutional cooperation. IFES will carry out a study to diagnose the Mexican electoral system from an international perspective.

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Ecuador

In 2004, Ecuador marked 25 years of civilian governance, but this period has been subject to much political instability. There have been seven presidents since 1996 and increased demonstrations have indicated significant popular discontent with the economic and political progress of the country. A second round of elections on the 26th of November will decide the next President of the country.

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IFES has been involved in the democracy movement in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1989. In that time, IFES has worked in more than 20 nations, strengthening democracy.

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