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Potential "Breakthrough Election" - Zimbabwe - presidential, March 9-10, 2002

Recent "Breakthrough Elections"

Mexico - presidential and parliamentary, July 2, 2000
Yugoslavia - presidential, September 24, 2000
Peru - presidential and legislative, April 8 and June 3, 2001

Organizations Working on Other Elections:

Slovakia, The Pontis Foundation
Sri Lanka, All Ceylon Federation of Free Trade Unions
Colombia, Universidad de los Andes/Congreso Visible
Ukraine, Center for Ukrainian, Reform Education - CURE, Committee of Voters of Ukraine - CVU, Institute of Reforms, Spil'nyi Prostir(Common Space) and Equal Access Committee, Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research - UCIPR
Jordan, WLP and Sisterhood is Global Institute/Jordan

São Paulo Assembly Workshop Reports:

Party Internationals:

Helpful Links

For more information about groups working on election issues, search the World Movement's Participants Database.

Visit IFES' Election Guide to view an election calendar, information on electoral structures, parties and candidates, and previous elections.

The February/March theme for What's Being Done? is Breakthrough Elections, by which we mean those elections that hold, or may hold, the potential for a significant "breakthrough" in defeating a nondemocratic regime.

We focus on one upcoming potential breakthrough election of pressing concern - in Zimbabwe. By highlighting the upcoming election in Zimbabwe, we hope to attract attention to the various groups and activities that may contribute to the advancement of democracy. We also focus on a few illustrative examples of recent breakthrough elections. Focusing on past breakthrough elections, particularly those that were successful, can serve to illustrate the kinds of activities that are effective.

The information provided here will be placed in an online archives, and a new topic or area of work will be featured in this space beginning in early April 2002.

If you wish to provide information about work your organization may have conducted, or is conducting, on a breakthrough election, Please send the information via email the or by fax to +1-202-293-0755.

At the World Movement Second Assembly in November 2000, The International Republican Institute (IRI) organized a workshop on "Critical Breakthrough Elections as Opportunities for Democracy Promotion: What are the Best Strategies?" The workshop resulted in various practical recommendations on pre-election and post-election strategies, as well as general recommendations to NGOs.

In addition, The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs organized a workshop on "Elections and the International Community: Do's and Don'ts." The workshop discussed the role of international and domestic election observers.

About "What's Being Done On . . . "

For three months at a time, we highlight the activities of various organizations in different global regions, and links to important resources, that are focused on a particular theme or area of democracy work. Each new theme is announced via DemocracyNews, and the information from the previous installment is placed in the archives below. We hope to receive and post information about the work you or others may be doing that is focused on these issues. Send information via e-mail to the or by fax to (202) 378-9889.