Educated as lawyer in UK. Emigrated to Canada. After work in industry and Bennett Jones law firm, appointed Parliamentary Counsel to Alberta Legislature and legal adviser elections. Legislative Counsel to Canadian Parliament - parliamentary law and [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Observation,
Legal Framework,
Vote Counting,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Middle East
Pacific
Languages
English,
French,
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Involved since 1989 in the electoral field, mainly in the areas of technical assistance and observation. Participated with a variety of intergovernmental organisations and govenmental bodies in assignments in over 50 countries ranging from explorator [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Electoral Systems,
Legal Framework,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Pacific
Languages
English,
Spanish,
French,
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Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Management,
Voting Operations,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Middle East
Languages
English,
French,
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Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civic and Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Voter Education,
Voter Education,
Languages
English,
French,
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Staffan Darnolf currently works as IFES’ Country Director in Pakistan. Darnolf previously worked as IFES’ chief of party in Nepal and spent two years in Afghanistan working as a senor advisor to the Interim Afghan Electoral Commission and as an i [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Elections and Technology,
Elections Security,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Minority and Refugee Voting,
Voting from Abroad,
Parties and Candidates,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voter Turnout,
Voting Operations,
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Vincent De Herdt has a degree in law. Having started his career as a researcher, he became a university law professor and now works as an international consultant on democracy and the rule of law. Since 1992, he has provided legal and electoral exper [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Parties and Candidates,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voting Operations,
Countries of Expertise
Algeria
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Togo
Tunisia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Haiti
Cambodia
Indonesia
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Languages
English,
French,
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Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Observation,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Europe
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David Mathieson is an experienced IT Director, Consultant & Project Manager, with more than 40 years’ experience in all aspects of information technology, at all levels and in a wide spectrum of industries and public bodies. He has a proven track [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Elections and Technology,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Electoral Systems,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voting Operations,
Other,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Languages
English,
French,
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Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Media and Elections,
Parties and Candidates,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Languages
English,
French,
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Carl W. Dundas, LL.B, LL.M.,Lond. Barrister-at-Law, Gray's Inn. Formerly employed by IFES-USAID as Chief of Party, Africa. Formerly Director of Elections, Jamaica, and Special Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat, dealing with electoral matters. Consult [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Voter Education,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Legal Framework,
Voter Registration,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
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Andrew Ellis
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Andrew Ellis is a senior consultant on elections, constitutions and democracy building based in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. Until early 2014 he was Director for Asia and the Pacific for International IDEA, a global intergovernmental organisation whose m [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Minority and Refugee Voting,
Voting from Abroad,
Parties and Candidates,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voter Turnout,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Pacific
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Peter Erben is a Senior Electoral Advisor, who specialises in the management of electoral projects in emerging democracies and is continuously engaged in key positions in major electoral processes.
In 2005 Mr. Erben was the Chief Electoral Officer of [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Integrity,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Electoral Standards,
Electoral Systems,
Legal Framework,
Out of Country Voting,
Voting from Abroad,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Languages
English,
Danish,
German,
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Political / Electoral Affairs Officer working for UN Office to the African Union. Experience in Afghanistan, Nepal, Indonesia, Yemen, Kosovo and in over 15 African countries. Worked for UNDP, EU, IOM, OSCE, NGOs and the private sector. Publications i [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Elections and Technology,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Gender and Elections,
Voter Registration,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Middle East
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What I bring to the team is over 15 years’ Elections Assistance experience bringing innovation in the work of different state institutions and civil society organizations in several countries where we managed to introduce new vision in the field of [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Gender and Elections,
Parties and Candidates,
Voter Registration,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Other,
Countries of Expertise
Ethiopia
Kenya
Zambia
Europe
Albania
Armenia
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Georgia
Kosovo
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Montenegro
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Sweden
Ukraine
Languages
English,
Russian,
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Jeff Fischer has held three election directorships in internationally supervised elections where electoral security was one of his responsibilities. In 1996, he was appointed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to serve [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Direct Democracy,
Elections and Technology,
Elections Security,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Minority and Refugee Voting,
Voting from Abroad,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Pacific
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Experto en gestión y outsourcing electoral. Como mas de 15 años de experiencia en los campos de supervisión, fiscalización, observación y ejecución de procesos electorales.
He laborado en tanto en instituciones estatales ligadas al campo elect [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Elections and Technology,
Elections Security,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Electoral Systems,
Legal Framework,
Vote Counting,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Americas
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24 years exp. as Electoral Operations Specialist.
Assignments in Canada, Iraq, Haiti, Guyana, Guinea-Bissau...
Main fields of activities :
Elections and Technology, Security, assistance, integrity ; elections management ; elections cost control ; [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections,
Elections and Technology,
Elections Security,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Participation,
Gender and Elections,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voter Turnout,
Other,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Americas
Canada
Guyana
Haiti
Middle East
Languages
English,
French,
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An international development professional with more than 12 years of experience supporting USAID funded programs in Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Washington DC and Tunisia. Worked in management programs that strengthened democratic institutions in transi [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Elections and Technology,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Electoral Systems,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Middle East
Languages
English,
Arabic,
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Ben Goldsmith
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
I have been involved in assisting democratic processes in post conflict countries and transitional democracies since 1997 and have worked in the UK, Bosnia, Kosovo, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt.
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Elections and Technology,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Systems,
Legal Framework,
Voting from Abroad,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voting Operations,
Countries of Expertise
Asia
Europe
Middle East
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I have over 15 years extensive experience expertise in the management of learning and capacity development programs – particularly civic and democracy education and electoral education. My educator roles have intersected with my electoral and democ [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Gender and Elections,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Asia
Middle East
Pacific
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Ron Gould CM retired from Elections Canada after 20 years service. Since 1984, when he was a member of the OAS and Canadian monitoring missions in El Salvador, he has participated in more than 100 election assistance missions in over 60 countries.
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Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Elections and Technology,
Elections Security,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Minority and Refugee Voting,
Voting from Abroad,
Parties and Candidates,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voter Turnout,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Languages
English,
French,
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Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Elections and Technology,
Elections Security,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Minority and Refugee Voting,
Voting from Abroad,
Parties and Candidates,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voter Turnout,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Cambodia
Indonesia
Languages
English,
French,
Portuguese,
Cambodian,
Indonesian,
Thai,
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I am a lawyer by profession who specializes in election law. I manage my own law office. As an election lawyer I have represented candidates in election contests before election tribunals and courts in the Philippines. I have also counseled and provi [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Elections and Technology,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Voter Registration,
Voting Operations,
Countries of Expertise
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand
Languages
English,
Tagalog,
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Dr. Handley has been involved in electoral assistance in more than a dozen countries, serving as a consultant on issues of democratic governance – including voting rights, electoral system design, electoral boundary delimitation and electoral dispu [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Systems,
Minority and Refugee Voting,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Botswana
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
Liberia
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Zimbabwe
Americas
Haiti
Jamaica
Mexico
United States of America
Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Europe
Georgia
Germany
Kosovo
Middle East
Lebanon
Yemen
Australia
Fiji
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I am the Head of the General Secretary of Elections of Suriname. During the elections of 2010 I co-monitored elections workinggroups and I also co-supported the Election Commission of Legislation at identifying and making recommendations regarding am [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Elections Security,
Electoral Management,
Voter Registration,
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I have worked in election administration for 21 years. I was Director of Elections in a county in Virginia for 14 years. I have been a free-lance international election consultant for 10 years, primarily providing technical assistance in training, [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Civic and Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Electoral Standards,
Electoral Systems,
Electoral Training,
Out of Country Voting,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voter Turnout,
Voting Operations,
Voter Education,
Voter Education,
Voting from Abroad,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Countries of Expertise
Nigeria
Sudan
Afghanistan
Indonesia
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
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Jena Karim has worked in international assistance and democratic development for 12 years, with field experience in Afghanistan. She has an academic background in comparative politics and Islam, with an emphasis on the uses of Islamic rhetoric by pol [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Minority and Refugee Voting,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Middle East
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Johanna Wilkie serves as a member of the Elections and Political Transitions (EPT) Team in USAID's Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance. She manages the Elections and Political Processes Fund, a resource that USAID field mis [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections,
Elections and Technology,
Electoral Assistance,
Gender and Elections,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
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Jack Zaba works as a Programmes Manager for a civic society organization in Zimbabwe known as the Election Resource Centre (ERC). I am a holder of a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Politics and Administration from the University of Zimbabwe, an [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Elections and Technology,
Elections Security,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Voting from Abroad,
Parties and Candidates,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voter Turnout,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
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A Senior Electoral Advisor and Administrator with more than 30 years of Democracy and Governance experience in post-conflict environments including Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Indonesia, South Africa, China, Albania, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Zambi [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education,
Elections and Technology,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Voting from Abroad,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Nigeria
South Africa
Zambia
Americas
Canada
United States of America
Asia
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
China
Indonesia
Europe
Albania
Kosovo
Moldova, Republic of
Turkey
Middle East
Iraq
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Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Elections and Technology,
Elections Security,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Minority and Refugee Voting,
Voting from Abroad,
Parties and Candidates,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voter Turnout,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Americas
Canada
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
United States of America
Europe
Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Latvia
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Middle East
Iraq
Languages
English,
French,
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Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Participation,
Parties and Candidates,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Algeria
Kenya
Sudan
Americas
Canada
Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Kyrgyzstan
Nepal
Pakistan
Europe
Georgia
Kosovo
Moldova, Republic of
Ukraine
Middle East
Egypt
Pacific
Timor-Leste
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Kiril Kolev is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at Hendrix College. He holds a PhD in Comparative Politics from Duke University. His research focuses on electoral institutions, election quality, ethno-cultural polarizati [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Observation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Countries of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Europe
Middle East
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Charles Lasham
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Charles Lasham has over 30 year’s experience in elections and is a former Returning Officer in the United Kingdom and European Regional Returning Officer for the North West of England. Charles has notable experience of worldwide elections having wo [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation,
Voter Education,
Civil Society and Elections,
Direct Democracy,
Electoral Assistance,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Electoral Observation,
Participation,
Electoral Systems,
Gender and Elections,
Legal Framework,
Media and Elections,
Vote Counting,
Voter Registration,
Voter Turnout,
Voting Operations,
Youth Participation,
Countries of Expertise
Cape Verde
Gambia
Ghana
Kenya
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Zanzibar
El Salvador
Guatemala
Suriname
United States of America
Venezuela
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
India
Albania
Armenia
Bulgaria
Georgia
Hungary
Kosovo
Moldova, Republic of
Romania
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Egypt
Iraq
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Cristian-Alexandru Leahu (b. 1980) graduated from the Faculty of Law, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Jassy, in 2002. He did his post-graduate studies at the same University during 2002-2003 and carried on a research project regarding the Europ [...]
Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,
Electoral Management,
Legal Framework,
Countries of Expertise
Americas
Argentina
Canada
Mexico
Panama
United States of America
Uruguay
Indonesia
Europe
Armenia
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova, Republic of
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Languages
English,
French,
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