Calm Tension: The Presidential Election in Senegal

February 27, 2012

The people of Senegal went to the polls Sunday, February 27, to elect a president. Violence erupted weeks before the poll when the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of President Abdoulaye Wade’s decision to run for a third term.

Elections, Voter Turnout, Political Parties, Electoral Violence

Yemen's Election: First Step for Reform

February 23, 2012

On February 21, Yemen held a presidential election that marked the end of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year rule.

Elections, Voter Turnout

Egypt’s First Post-Mubarak Elections

December 02, 2011

On November 28 -29, Egyptians began voting in Phase I of the first post-Mubarak legislative elections. Nine governorates across Egypt went to the polls to begin electing the lower house of Parliament, the People’s Assembly.

Elections, Electoral Systems, Voter Turnout

National Constituent Assembly Election Results Announced in Tunisia

November 21, 2011

On November 14, Tunisia’s election commission, the Instance Supérieure Indépendante pour les Élections (ISIE), announced the results of the October 23 National Constituent Assembly (NCA) election.

Elections, Political Parties, Voter Turnout

Liberia Heads to Polls Despite Call to Boycott

November 09, 2011

Incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former United Nations diplomat Winston Tubman were on the ballot November 8, for the presidential run-off election in Liberia. Almami Cyllah, IFES Regional Director for Africa, and Shalva Kipshidze, IFES Chief of Party in Liberia, answer a few questions about the election.

Elections, Electoral Violence, Voter Turnout

Record High Voter Turnout during Guatemala Run-off Election

November 08, 2011

On Sunday, November 6, Guatemala held the second round of its presidential election. Max Zaldivar, IFES Chief of Party in Guatemala, answered a few questions about the election.

Elections, Voter Turnout, People with Disabilities

Elections in Tunisia: The 2011 Constituent Assembly

July 13, 2011

Just six months after the Jasmine Revolution, Tunisia prepares to elect representatives to their National Constituent Assembly this October.

Election Procedures, Elections, Post-conflict, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout

Southern Sudan: Referendum for Secession

January 25, 2011

Sunday, January 9 kicked off a week of voting in Southern Sudan on a referendum to determine whether it will secede from the north. The overall mood was jubilant as citizens fulfilled one of the points established during the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), which was signed on January 9, 2005 between the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. The CPA expired on July 9, 2011. Final results from the referendum are expected to be released in late January and final results will be made public by February 14, 2011.

Post-conflict, Voter Turnout, Voter Registration

Exploring Moldova through Food, Farming, and Politics

December 20, 2010

Living in Washington, DC exposes people to colleagues who have traveled all over the world for work. Yet, when I told my friends that for my second posting with IFES I would travel to Moldova, many looked at me as if I had suddenly given them a geography quiz, and they were failing.

Civil Society, Civic Education, Elections, Voter Turnout

Guinea Votes in the Presidential Runoff

November 17, 2010

After decades of dictatorship, Guinea had its first legitimate presidential election on June 27, 2010. The results were accepted by the population, but the poll revealed that Guinea’s electoral commission (CENI because of its acronym in French) had to make many improvements to the voting process.

Voter Turnout, Elections, Electoral Systems, Post-conflict, Democracy Assistance