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  • Afghanistan
    Name and Title: Jose Maria Aranaz Job Title: Legal Adviser Organisation: UN-EAD Contact Address. IECI Green Zone, Baghdad, Iraq Telephone: Facsimile: Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
  • Antigua and Barbuda
    Name and Title: Job Title: Organisation: Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Anguilla
    Name and Title: Colville Petty Job Title: Organisation: Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email: [email protected]
  • Albania
    Name and Title: Attila Vincze Job Title: reserchear Organisation: ACEEEO Contact Address. Budapest, V. Alkotmany street 25. Hungary Postal Address: Budapest, P.O. BOX: 81. 1450 Hungary Telephone: + 36 1 354 02 65 Facsimile: Email: [email protected]
  • American Samoa
    Name and Title: FILIVAA M. MAGEO Job Title: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS Organisation: TERRITORIAL ELECTION OFFICE Contact Address. PO BOX 3970, Pago Pago, AS 96799 Telephone: 684-633-2522 Facsimile: 684 – 633 - 7116 Email:[email protected]
  • Austria
    Name and Title: MinRat Mag. Robert Stein Job Title: Head of Department III/6 (Electoral Affairs) Organisation: Federal Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Austria Contact Address. Herrengasse 7, A-1014 Wien Telephone: 43 1 53126 DW 2051 Facsimile: 43 1 53126 2110 Email: [email protected]
  • Australia
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Name and Title: Scott Withrow Job Title: Deputy Director, Democratisation Department Organisation: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Contact Address. Fra Andela Zvizodivica 1, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Telephone: +387 33 752 100 Facsimile: +387 33 442 479 Email: [email protected]
  • Bangladesh
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Bulgaria
    Name and Title: Mihail Mihaylov Konstantinov Job Title: Vice-Chair Organisation: Central Election Commission of Bulgaria Contact Address. 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria; University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, 1046 Sofia, Bulgaria Telephone: Facsimile: +359-2-9403527 Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
  • Bolivia
    Name and Title: Dr Salvador Romero Ballivian Job Title: Presidente Organisation: Corte Nacional Electoral Contact Address. Telephone: 00591 242 31 75 Facsimile: Email:
  • Bahamas
    Name and Title: Dulce Govea Job Title: Organisation: Federal Electoral Institute (IFE Mexico) Contact Address. Periferico Sur 4124, Piso 4, Edificio Zafiro II, Col. Exhacienda de Anzaldo, Delegacion Alvaro Obregon, Mexico, Distrito Federal, C.P. 01090, Mexico Telephone: (5255) 54490441 Facsimile: (5255) 5655-7012 Email: [email protected]
  • Belarus
    Name and Title: Attila Vincze Job Title: reserchear Organisation: ACEEEO Contact Address. Budapest, V. Alkotmany street 25. Hungary Postal Address: Budapest, P.O. BOX: 81. 1450 Hungary Telephone: + 36 1 354 02 65 Facsimile: + 36 1 354 02 64 Email: [email protected]
  • Belize
    Name and Title: Carlos Navarro Job Title: Director of Electoral Studies Organisation: Federal Electoral Institute Contact Address. Viaducto Tlalpan 100, Arenal Tepepan, Mexico City, 14610 Telephone: (5255) 5628-4234 Facsimile: (5255) 5655-7012 Email: [email protected]
  • Canada
    Name and Title: Alain Pelletier Job Title: Assistant Director, Corporate and Parliamentary Research Organisation: Elections Canada Contact Address. 257 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0M6 Canada Telephone: (613) 993-6516, 1-800-267-7360 Facsimile: (613) 993-4087 Email: [email protected], [email protected]
  • Cook Islands
    Name and Title: Teokoati Joseph Job Title: Chief Probation Officer Organisation: Probation Service - Ministry of Justice Contact Address. PO Box 111, Raratonga Telephone: 00682 29410/29458 Facsimile: Email:
  • Costa Rica
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  • Cuba
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  • Czech Republic
    Name and Title: Lucie Rodova Job Title: JUDr, Election Expert Organisation: The Ministry of Interior Contact Address. Nam, Hrdinu 3, 140 21 Prague 4, Czech Republic Telephone: +420 974 817 371 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +420 974 817 371      end_of_the_skype_highlighting Facsimile: +420 974 816 873 Email: [email protected]
  • Germany
    Name and Title: Doreen Namislo Job Title: Assistant Lecturer Organisation: Office of the Federal Returning Officer Contact Address. Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany Telephone: + 49 (0611) 75 - 2339 Facsimile: + 49 (0611) 75 - 3964 Email: [email protected]
  • Denmark
    Name and Title: Carolyn Brown Job Title: Intern Organisation: The Carter Center Contact Address. Telephone: 1 8285451449 Facsimile: Email: [email protected]
  • Estonia
    Name and Title: Arne Koitmae Job Title: Advisor Organisation: Chancellery of the Riigikogu Contact Address. Riigikogu, Lossi plats 1a, 15615 Tallinn, Estonia Telephone: +372 6316540 Facsimile: +372 6316541 Email: [email protected]
  • Western Sahara
    Name and Title: Riva Matar Job Title: Researcher Organisation: ANND Contact Address. Ashrafieh,– Beirut, Lebanon Telephone: 03/ 48 47 78 Facsimile: Email: [email protected]
  • Eritrea
    Name and Title: Collins Onsembe Job Title: Deputy Programme Officer Organisation: Institute for Education in Democracy (IED) Contact Address. p.o. box 43874-00100 Nairobi Telephone: +254 20 2731123 +254 721 239 152 Facsimile: +254 20 2730165 Email: [email protected]
  • Spain
  • Georgia
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  • French Guiana
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  • Guam
    Name and Title: Gerald A. Taitano Job Title: Executive Director Organisation: Guam Election Commission Contact Address. PO Box B6, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Telephone: (671) 4779791 Facsimile: (671) 4771895 Email: [email protected]
  • Hungary
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  • Israel
    Name and Title: Dr. Susan Hattis Rolef Job Title: Manager of Parliamentary Affairs in the Knesset Research and Information Center Organisation: Knesset Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email: [email protected]
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Iceland
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Italy
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  • Jamaica
    Name and Title: Carlos Navarro Job Title: Director of Electoral Studies Organisation: Federal Electoral Institute Contact Address. Viaducto Tlalpan 100, Arenal Tepepan, Mexico City, 14610 Telephone: (5255) 5628-4234 Facsimile: (5255) 5655-7012 Email: [email protected]
  • Japan
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Kenya
    Name: Frank Mwiti Kirimi Title:Law Student Contact Address: 8559(00300) Nairobi Telephone: 254714810664 Email:[email protected]
  • Kyrgyzstan
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  • Kiribati
    Name and Title: Betiota Tooki Job Title: Chief Electoral Officer Organisation: Government Ministry Contact Address. Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs, Bairiki Tarana, Kiribati Telephone: 00686 21117 Facsimile: 00686 21133 Email:
  • Korea, Republic of
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Lesotho
    Name and Title: Dr. Khabele Matlosa Job Title: Senior Advisor-Research Organisation: EISA Contact Address. 14 Park Road, Richmond, Johannesburg, South Africa Telephone: 0027-11-4825495 Facsimile: 0027-11-4826163 Email: [email protected]
  • Lithuania
    Name and Title: Mr. Istvan Csongor Nagy Job Title: Organisation: ACEEEO Contact Address. Telephone: +36-70-3823653 Facsimile: Email: [email protected]
  • Luxembourg
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
    Name and Title: Emily Monaco Job Title: Democracy Program Intern Organisation: The Carter Center Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
    Name and Title: Marie-Thérèse Schreiber Job Title: UN EAD intern 02-04/2020 Organisation: Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Mali
    Name and Title: Zongo Anatole Thierry Job Title: Consultant Organisation: Free lance Contact Address. Telephone: 00226 50 38 66 86 ou 00226 70 22 59 360 Facsimile: Email: [email protected]
  • Mauritius
    Name and Title: Dr. Ludeki Chweya Job Title: Research associate Organisation: African center For Economic Growth Aceg Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email: [email protected]
  • Mexico
    Name and Title: Carlos Navarro Job Title: Director of Electoral Studies Organisation: Federal Electoral Institute Contact Address. Viaducto Tlalpan 100, Arenal Tepepan, Mexico City, 14610 Telephone: (5255) 5628-4234 Facsimile: (5255) 5655-7012 Email: [email protected]
  • Mozambique
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  • Namibia
    Name and Title: Mrs. Beth Strachan Job Title: Assistant Librarian Organisation: EISA Contact Address. 14 Park Road, Richmond, Johannesburg, South Africa Telephone: 0027-11-4825495 Facsimile: 0027-11-4826163 Email: [email protected]
  • Nauru
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Peru
    Name and Title: Maria del Carmen Panizzo Godoy (abogada) Job Title: Coordinadora de capacitacion Organisation: Internacional IDEA, Region Andina Contact Address. Las Camelias 511, Oficina 501, San Isidro, Lima - Peru Telephone: 051 1 4404092 051 1 4404093 Facsimile: 051 1 4212055 Email: [email protected]
  • Papua New Guinea
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  • Philippines
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  • Poland
    Name and Title: Dr. Akos Zsuffa Job Title: Director for Marketing and Communication Organisation: Budapest College of Communication and Business Contact Address. H-1148 Budapest, Nagy Lajos kiraly utja 1-9, Hungary Telephone: +36/1/273-30-90 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +36/1/273-30-90      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +36/1/273-30-90      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +36/1/273-30-90      end_of_the_skype_highlighting Facsimile: +36/1/273-30-93 Email: [email protected]
  • Puerto Rico
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  • Palestine
    Name and Title: Hisham Kuhail Job Title: Chief Electoral Officer Organisation: Central Elections Commission Contact Address. Box 2319 Ramallah, West Bank,Palestinian Authority Telephone: 009702296710 Facsimile: Email:
  • Palau
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Paraguay
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Romania
    Name and Title: Dr. Nagy, Csongor Istvan Job Title: expert Organisation: ACEEEO Contact Address. H-1118 Budapest, Menesi ut (street) 12. Telephone: 0036703823653 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0036703823653      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0036703823653      end_of_the_skype_highlighting Facsimile: Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
  • Rwanda
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Seychelles
    Name and Title: Dr Ludeki Chweya Job Title: Research Associate Organisation: african Centre for Economic growth ACEG Contact Address. p.o box 1559,00600 nairobi. Telephone: +254 20 374 709/375 4540/0721421 866 Facsimile: + 254 20 375 45 41 Email: aceg2aceg.org
  • Sudan
  • Singapore
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  • Slovenia
    Name and Title: Orsolya Salat, dr. Job Title: researcher Organisation: ACEEEO Contact Address. Kronenweg 13. EG, D-69118, Heidelberg, Germany Telephone: 00-49-6221-1373653 Facsimile: Email: [email protected]
  • Slovakia
    Name and Title: Livia Skultetyova, JUDr Job Title: Head of the Elections and Referendum Department Organisation: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic Contact Address. Drienova 22, 826 86 Bratislava, Slovak Republic Telephone: 00421 2 48592310 Facsimile: 00421 2 43333552 Email: [email protected]
  • Syrian Arab Republic
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Swaziland
    Name and Title: Maureen Nthabiseng Moloi Job Title: Intern Organisation: EISA Contact Address. 14 Park Road, Richmond, Johannesburg, South Africa Telephone: 0027-11-4825495 Facsimile: 0027-11-4826163 Email: [email protected]
  • Togo
  • Tajikistan
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  • Timor-Leste
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  • Turkmenistan
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  • Turkey
    Name and Title: MR Joseph Mansour Job Title: researcher Organisation: The Carter Center Email: [email protected]
  • Trinidad and Tobago
    Name and Title: Carlos Navarro Job Title: Director of Electoral Studies Organisation: Federal Electoral Institute Contact Address. Viaducto Tlalpan 100, Arenal Tepepan, Mexico City, 14610 Telephone: (5255) 5628-4234 Facsimile: (5255) 5655-7012 Email: [email protected]
  • United States of America
    Name and Title: Hanna Berheim Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: International IDEA Contact Address. Telephone: Facsimile: Email:
  • Uzbekistan
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  • Viet Nam
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  • Vanuatu
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  • Yemen
  • South Africa
    Name and Title: Mr. Sydney Letsholo Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: EISA Contact Address. 14 Park Road, Richmond, Johannesburg, South Africa Telephone: 0027-11-4825495 Facsimile: 0027-11-4826163 Email: [email protected]
  • Zambia
    Name and Title: Sydney Letsholo Job Title: Research Assistant Organisation: EISA Contact Address. 14 Park Road, Richmond, Johannesburg, South Africa Telephone: 0027-11-4825495 Facsimile: 0027-11-4826163 Email: [email protected]
  • Zimbabwe
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