Following are highlights from 50 In-depth Interviews in key Libyan communities, conducted in August 2015. For information on how to purchase the detailed report, analysis and recommendations, please contact the Libya Analytics team through Frank Talbot at: ftalbot@talbotadvisoryint.com Libya today is a changed country. Since the fall of the authoritarian regime, power relationships in and between […]
As the Morocco local and regional election results have come in over the last couple of days, the results – good and bad – should be no real surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to the Moroccan political scene. The real winner is the Party of Justice and Development (PJD). With 31,503 seats […]
Having just completed a project evaluating a program of an election management body (EMB), I was excited to discover a new publication conceived by my former colleague, Julie Ballington (follow her on Twitter: @demo_crazy). Not only is this a great, step-by-step guide for EMBs on how to ensure electoral processes are more inclusive, it is […]
Just back from Nigeria conducting an evaluation for International IDEA on their support to the Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). I very much enjoyed meeting the Commission’s Acting Chair, Amina Zakari (pictured here) and the talented staff at the election commission. Together with the African Union and the Government of the Netherlands IDEA has […]
If you think the hardest part of stabilizing Libya is the current negotiation process to end hostility – you are wrong. Even if the most earnest and unified of governments is formed it will be confronted by a fiscal crisis and public demands the likes for which it will be wholly unprepared. Managing this will […]
Next week, November 3rd, 2014, the European Parliament’s Development Committee will have an extraordinary meeting to discuss two crises and the European Union’s (EU) proposed approach to managing developmental issues post-2015. For Maltese organizations and developmental expertise, this represents an important opportunity to ensure that Malta’s Overseas Development Assistance priorities and the EU’s focus on […]
The Libyan Dialogue convened by the UN needs to resolve three years of multiple conflicts. The Ghadames dialogue brings together House of Representative members, those who have been attending sessions, and some of those who have been boycotting. Dialogue with militias and their political allies was off the table as the internationally recognized government […]
There are many ways to help increase women’s participation in politics and get more women in legislatures. You can design election systems that are more women-friendly, impose quotas, institute women’s only lists. But in reality, the only way we are ever going to achieve parity in the world’s parliaments is when parties take seriously their […]
The UN in Libya has begun the process of dialogue to end the crises. Bernard Leon met with opposing members of the House of Representatives prior to the Eid Al Adha holiday. Further discussions are planned, presumably with additional actors representing different communities. This slow, but deliberate process, requires a great deal of good will, […]