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Poland’s Democratic Opportunity, and Consequences for Ukrainian Refugees

With an unprecedented wave of voters mobilizing for a pro-democratic, western-oriented coalition of opposition parties, Poland’s parliamentary elections on October 15, 2023 unseated the national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) after eight years in power.

IRI / NDI Joint Technical Assessment Team Arrives in Bangladesh Ahead of the January 7 Elections

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI) joint team arrived in Bangladesh last week to conduct a limited technical assessment focused on potential electoral violence conditions before, during, and after the country’s January 7, 2024 parliamentary elections.

Polish and Ukrainian Attitudes on the Ukrainian Community in Poland

Between May and June 2023, NDI conducted 14 qualitative focus groups, and 700 face-to-face and 700 CATI interviews with Polish and Ukrainian residents living in seven of Poland’s largest cities, which include Białystok, Katowice, Łódź, Lublin, Rzeszów, Wrocław, Kraków. The interviews and focus groups explored attitudes toward the Ukrainian refugee population in Poland, along with how Ukrainian citizens experience the cities they live in.

Democracy Gala 2023: Celebrating 40 Years of the National Democratic Institute

Thank You to Our Sponsors

NDI gratefully acknowledges the National Endowment for Democracy; the U.S. Agency for International Development; the U.S. Department of State; the Governments of Canada, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland; and other international development agencies whose support enables the Institute to carry out its democratic development mission.

Statement on the Arrest Warrant Issued by the Hong Kong Government Against Staff Member Joey Siu

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has been informed of the issuance of an arrest warrant for Joey Siu, an esteemed NDI colleague and a prominent civil society activist, along with four other pro-democracy activists. This action by the Hong Kong government follows recent arrest warrants issued against eight other distinguished Hong Kong democracy activists living abroad.