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    IFES Indonesia conducted a polling simulation in Tangerang Municipality prior to Indonesia's April 9, 2009 legislative elections. Photo by Kyle Lemargie/IFES

    Indonesia

    IFES has had a continuous presence in Indonesia since 1998. Emerging from over three decades of “New Order” authoritarian rule in 1998, Indonesia entered an era of bold reform characterized by democratic institution building and decentralization of governance. Not without challenges and setbacks, this program of Reformasi has proven successful and Indonesia is seen today as a vibrant regional example of democracy working to achieve compromise and political stability in a nation of varied culture, religion, politics, and regional identities.     

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    Election Management, Election Law, Elections, Governance, Political Finance

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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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Civic education deals with broader concepts underpinning a democratic society such as the respective roles and responsibilities of citizens, government, political and special interests, the mass media, and the business and non-profit sectors, as well as the significance of periodic and competitive elections.

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Education addresses the voters' motivation and preparedness to participate fully in elections. It pertains to relatively more complex types of information about voting and the electoral process and is concerned with the link between basic human rights and voting rights.

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Project In Brief

Under the Representative Political Parties (RPP) Project, IFES will work with election administrators and civil society to constructively review 2009 underperformance in administration, process, materials and law. This activity will be conducted with a focus on identifying key areas of opportunity for improvement.

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