Left unchecked, such activities can entrench incumbent advantage, impact election results or otherwise shift the balance of power between political parties. To prevent the persistence and continued growth of such abuses in the aftermath of the pandemic, IFES invites you to join us and experts from the region to discuss “Abuse of State Resources: Risks and Solutions.” In line with the previous installments of the webinar series, the event will be held live via Zoom and feature simultaneous interpretation from English into Albanian, Armenian, Georgian, Macedonian, Russian, South Slavic language and Ukrainian. Wednesday, April 28 at 9:00-10:15 a.m. EDT/UTC-5 and 15:00-16:15 CET/UTC+1 The event will be moderated by IFES Program Manager Daria Azarjew and feature the following speakers:
- Magnus Öhman, Senior Political Finance Adviser and Regional Europe Office Director, IFES
- Lisa Klein, former Party and Election Finance Director, UK Electoral Commission, and former Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Federal Election Commission
- Katica Nikolovska, Member of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption, North Macedonia
- Tamara Brankovic, Policy Lab Manager, Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability, Serbia
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