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Preliminary Statement of the NDI Election Observer Delegation to Afghanistan’s 2009 Presidential and Provincial Council Elections

Afghans Pursue Democracy Despite Violence, NDI Observer Mission Finds

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Despite violence and threats of violence, Afghan citizens, often at great personal risk, participated in presidential and provincial council elections Aug.

Afghans Vote, Against Backdrop of Threats | August 21, 2009

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Defying Taliban threats to bomb polling stations and maim voters, millions of Afghans cast ballots Thursday in a presidential election that was relatively peaceful and orderly despite widespread predictions of violence and fraud.

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Afghanistan Vote: Threats and Empty Polling Stations | August 20, 2009

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The streets of Kabul were eerily quiet on Thursday, as polls for Afghanistan's second presidential election since the fall of the Taliban opened to little fanfare and even smaller crowds. Coming up with a clear national picture is difficult, says Ken Wollack, president of NDI, which has sent a large contingent of election observers to Afghanistan.

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Attacks, Fraud Reports Weigh On Afghan Turnout | August 20, 2009

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Sporadic bombs and rocket attacks, rumors of suicide squads and reports of fraud weighed heavily on turnout in Afghanistan's presidential election Thursday, potentially casting a shadow over the government's ability to hold the country together once the votes are tallied.

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Nicaragua 2009 Democracy Survey: Sharp Drop in Confidence in Public Institutions

The confidence of Nicaraguan citizens in their public institutions has declined significantly over the past two years, according to a new survey of Nicaraguan public opinion.

NDI Condemns Conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi

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August 12, 2009

CONTACT: Kathy Gest, NDI Director of Public Affairs
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WASHINGTON – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) today condemned the decision by Burma’s military junta to sentence Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to 18-months house arrest on charges that she violated the terms of her previous house arrest sentence.

Public access, transparency and balance of power in government were among topics covered in a recent study mission to the United States by members of the Cambodian National Assembly (MPs) seeking to strengthen democracy in their country.

Preliminary Statement of the NDI Election Observer Delegation to Afghanistan’s 2009 Presidential and Provincial Council Elections

Afghans Pursue Democracy Despite Violence, NDI Observer Mission Finds

Afghans Vote, Against Backdrop of Threats | August 21, 2009

Afghanistan Vote: Threats and Empty Polling Stations | August 20, 2009

Attacks, Fraud Reports Weigh On Afghan Turnout | August 20, 2009

Nicaragua 2009 Democracy Survey: Sharp Drop in Confidence in Public Institutions

Nicaragua 2009 Democracy Survey

NDI Condemns Conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi

Cambodian Parliamentarians' U.S. Study Mission Focuses on Issues of Government Transparency, Power Balance

Final Report on the Bangladesh 2008/2009 Elections

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