NDI Welcomes Tunisian National Constituent Assembly President Mustapha Ben Jaafar

The President of Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly, Mustapha Ben Jaafar, was hosted at a small dinner in Washington, D.C., May 6 by NDI Vice Chairman Thomas Daschle and NDI President Ken Wollack. Dr. Ben Jaafar discussed the commitment of Tunisia's political leaders to resolving differences through consensus as they steered the country through its democratic transition and the drafting of a new constitution.

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NDI Poll: Irakli Alasania is the Most Popular Government Leader; Davit Narmania Currently Leads in the Tbilisi Mayoral Race; UNM is Viewed as the Strongest Opposition Party

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May 8, 2014

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Tbilisi: Irina Rekhviashvili, [email protected], +995 599 780208

TBILISI – Minister of Defense Irakli Alasania is the most popular political figure in the country with a 67 percent approval rating. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is the next most popular leader with an approval rating of 64 percent, followed by the Speaker of the Parliament David Usupashvili with an approval rating of 61 percent.

IMF Director Christine Lagarde to Keynote NDI's Madeleine K. Albright Award Luncheon

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May 7, 2014

Contact: Kathy Gest, [email protected], 202.728.5535

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Celebrating women’s political empowerment, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) will award its 2014 Madeleine K. Albright Grant to Aswat Nisaa (Women’s Voices) of Tunisia at a May 19 award luncheon at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will deliver the keynote address.

Tunisian Youth Focus on Building Blocks of Party Organizing

After playing a leading role in the 2011 protest movement that launched the Arab Spring, Tunisian youth are now trying to find their place in the country’s political parties. They have been active in party organizing and are eager for more responsibility ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections anticipated for late this year.

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