FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2006 T H E A N

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FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2006 T H E A N

20 Jan 2018

The Freedom in the World 2006 ratings for the Middle East represent the region's best performance in the history of the survey. [...] Likewise, the death of Yasser Arafat—whose autocratic methods, aversion to the strengthening of major governing institutions, and tolerance for corruption stifled democratic development in the Palestinian Authority—has opened the way for a series of competitive and relatively honest elections, and an improvement in the 6 Freedom in the World—2006 overall civil liberties environment. [...] The Palestinian Authority moved from Not Free to Partly Free due to an improved civil liberties environment—including greater freedoms of expression and assem bly—that followed the death of Yasser Arafat and facilitated the success of the rela tively competitive and honest elections, along with the enhanced freedom of move ment that followed Israel's abandonment of settlements in the Gaza Strip. [...] Three women and a broad range of ethnic groups were given positions in the cabinet, and the Pashtuns have been able to increase their representation, thus 18 Freedom in the World—2006 blunting the domination of the Northern Alliance over state structures, particularly the security apparatus. [...] The new constitution contains the significant provisions of guaranteeing equal rights for women and re serving a quarter of the seats in the Wolesi Jirga and the provincial councils for women.
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