Institute for Election Systems Development
The Institute for Election Systems Development (IESD) is an organization founded in 1999 to promote democracy in Russia.[1] IESD was founded in 1999 as the International Foundation for Electoral Systems withdrew from Russia.[1] 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.[2] According to their website IESD: In achieve these goals they, according to their website: