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Preliminary Statement of the National Democratic Institute's Election Mission for Afghanistan's 2014 Presidential and Provincial Council Elections

Despite Threats of Violence, Afghans Demonstrate Determination to Move Democratic Process Forward

WASHINGTON, DC—In stark defiance of the threat of violence, Afghan voters went to the polls in apparent record numbers April 5 in presidential and provincial council elections that could mark the first democratic transfer of power in the nation’s history.

NDI Delegation to Assess Pre-Election Environment in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Democratic Institute (NDI) will field a pre-election assessment mission for the May 25 presidential election in Ukraine.

The mission, which will be in Ukraine April 7-11, seeks to demonstrate the interest of the international community in the development of the country’s democratic political process and offer an impartial assessment of the political environment.

Fostering Peaceful and Credible Elections by Enhancing the Confidence of Political Parties and Voters in the Electoral Process

NDI Poll: National Survey Results, December 2014 - January 2015

Despite the ongoing security threats, the sluggish economy, lower oil prices, and continued sectarian tensions, the new Haider al-Abadi government has an encouraging level of support from the Iraqi people according to a national survey conducted from December 2014 to January 2015. This confidence in the Abadi government, which spans religious sects, is fragile, though, and depends largely on the ability of Abadi to deliver solutions in the near future.