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: