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The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is an international, non-profit organization founded in 1987.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ifes.org/About/101.aspx )〕 This Washington, D.C.-based development organization provides assistance and support for elections in new and emerging democracies. Since 1987, IFES has provided assistance in 135 countries and it currently has programs in over 30 countries throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.〔 According to their website, IFES works to advance good governance and democratic rights by: −Providing technical assistance to election officials; −Empowering the under-represented to participate in the political process; −Applying field-based research to improve the electoral cycle. IFES is supervised by a Board of Directors made up of equal parts Democrats, Republicans and members of the international community. The president of IFES is Bill Sweeney.〔(IFES President Receives Honorary Award for Strengthening the UK-US Business Relationship ). retrieved June 26, 2009〕 He replaced Jean-Pierre Kingsley in 2009.〔(Kingsley to take international election monitoring post ). CBC News. Retrieved 31 January 2007.〕 IFES is a non-governmental organization; registered as a 501(c)(3) in the United States. ==History== IFES was founded by F. Clifton White on September 19, 1987 as a direct response to Ronald Reagan’s 1982 Westminster speech in which he stressed the importance of promoting democracy. IFES was established along with other organizations focusing on democracy promotion, including the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), and the International Republican Institute (IRI), all established in 1983. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Foundation for Electoral Systems」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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