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21st Century Parties: The Party Renewal Initiative
Washington, D.C. -- This month, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) launched a new initiative to address the growing disconnect between political parties around the world and citizens. While political parties remain important democratic institutions, they must evolve to meet new challenges that reflect the ways people interact and organize in the twenty-first century. This initiative will unfold in three phases:

NDI Mourns the Passing of Technology Engineer Don Lasko
NDI mourns the passing of Senior Systems Engineer Donald Lasko. Don, who was 62, died suddenly on Friday, January 29.

EXPECTATIONS AND REALITY: Citizens of Tunisia Express Their Views
Focus group research, conducted from October 22 to 29, 2015, targeted 144 participants from four cities across Tunisia: Gafsa, Kef, Sousse, and Greater Tunis. The research built on thirteen previous rounds of public opinion research conducted by NDI in Tunisia since March 2011.

NDI Poll: Iraq’s Road to Reconciliation - October 2015
NDI recently conducted 22 in-depth interviews with tribal, religious, community, and demonstration leaders in Iraq on the topic of political reconciliation, and a nation-wide public opinion survey. NDI’s research was conducted in partnership with Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and funded by the U.K. Foreign Commonwealth Office.

Ghana: Ensuring Credible and Peaceful Elections in 2016
7 January 2016 - As part of the Kofi Annan Foundation's Electoral Integrity Initiative’s (EII) efforts to promote credible and peaceful elections, two senior experts are in Accra to consult and share experiences with the country’s election stakeholders.