Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE)

The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE) was founded in Lebanon by a number of activists in the public sector on march the 13th 1996. It is a civil, independent and non lucrative organization specialized with the elections and how closely they are linked to democracy.

The association is concerned with monitoring the elections no matter their nature as well as studying the electoral systems and laws according to the international democratic elections’ standards especially the standards that guarantee free, honest and transparent elections; knowing that the electoral mechanism is a trait of the good governance.

The association aims at pressuring the political parties to introduce the reforms that are in line with the international standards of electoral laws especially the municipal law. The association also works closely with the students groups and unions.