International Foundation for Electoral Systems
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withdrew from Russia. IESD inherited both the programs started by IFES and IFES's Election Resource Center, a group of references created to support the
Central Election Commission of Russia
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Mission
According to their website IESD:
*promotes democracy in Russia by providing technical assistance and comprehensive and objective information to all participants of the election process.
*strives to enhance the public trust for democracy as the basis of the
civil society
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Think tanks based in Russia