| International IDEA News | November - December 2007 | www.idea.int | » View in browser |
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Mexico: Reducing the political reach of the Peso |
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 2007 has been a year of many developments in democracy worldwide, not least in regions where International IDEA has a strong presence. Latin America, a region which is about to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Third Wave of democratization that spread like wildfire through the region in the late seventies, celebrated a tidal wave of elections over the past year. The great majority of these elections passed without a hitch. In Mexico though, the elections were seriously contested and the country experienced a very tumultuous post-electoral period.» Read more |
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 By Vidar Helgesen, Secretary-General |
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| FOCUS: Voting from Abroad |
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| Who has the right to participate, and how? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: December 6, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As the number of countries holding democratic elections has increased, the ability of people to exercise their right to vote from outside their home country when an election takes place has become an issue of greater interest. » Read more |
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 Illustration: © Helena Lunding |
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| External voting in Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: November 16, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| An interview with Mexican electoral councilor Rodrigo Morales, member of the Federal Electoral Institute of Mexico’s General Council that was responsible for institutional preparations and arrangements related to Mexico’s external voting programme in 2006. » Read more |
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Civic and electoral education in Armenia |
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| Posted: November 17, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In 2007, International IDEA’s Office in Armenia directed its efforts towards developing civic and electoral education (CEE) based on the Institute’s previous capacity-building work in the fields of elections. » Read more |
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Party funding workshop for Sudanese parties held in Khartoum |
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| Posted: November 14, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the end of October 2007, International IDEA organized a three-day workshop on party funding in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Participants learnt about basic principles and different models of party funding, about what works and what doesn’t in other countries and what criteria to apply when choosing a suitable system. » Read more |
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Strengthening democracy, constitutional processes, and state reform in Latin America |
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| Posted: November 12, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From 2-11 October 2007, International IDEA’s Secretary-General Vidar Helgesen made official visits to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico aimed at strengthening relations with the governments and setting the strategic directions for the Institute’s programming in Latin America. » Read more |
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IDEA trains election administrators from East and Southern Africa |
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| Posted: November 10, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Twenty-five election administrators from East and Southern Africa took part in a 3-day “Implementation Workshop” in Pretoria, South Africa from 5-7 November 2007. The aim of the workshop was to train individuals and organizations in the project management skills required to implement BRIDGE training courses in their own organizations. » Read more |
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Training to boost effective electoral assistance |
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| Posted: November 1, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International IDEA is taking the lead to develop a broad international understanding about what constitutes effective electoral assistance, based on the experience of different countries. In October 2007, some 80 people participated in the third joint European Commission (EC)-United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-International IDEA Training on Electoral Assistance in Brussels. » Read more |
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International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
Tel: +46 8 698 37 00, Fax: +46 8 20 24 22 | E-mail: info@idea.int | Web: www.idea.int
Editors: Bénédicte Walter and Monika Ericson
International IDEA, Strömsborg, SE-103 34 Stockholm, Sweden
© 2007, International IDEA. All rights reserved.
Tel: +46 8 698 37 00, Fax: +46 8 20 24 22 | E-mail: info@idea.int | Web: www.idea.int
Editors: Bénédicte Walter and Monika Ericson
International IDEA, Strömsborg, SE-103 34 Stockholm, Sweden
© 2007, International IDEA. All rights reserved.