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Joint NDI-IRI Mission Arrives in Bangladesh to Assess the Status of Electoral Preparations

Mission will be conducted from October 8-12

Dhaka, Bangladesh – The joint International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) pre-election assessment mission (PEAM) arrived in Bangladesh to follow electoral preparations and conduct an independent and impartial assessment.

President Gabriel Boric recognized NDI’s role in supporting Chile’s path to democracy

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) was awarded a medal by the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, in recognition of its role in supporting the 1988 plebiscite that ended the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet and enabled the country’s return to democracy.

NDI/IRI will deploy joint Pre-Electoral Assessment Mission to Bangladesh

In order to conduct an independent and impartial assessment of the status of electoral preparations, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) will deploy a joint Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) to Bangladesh from October 8-12.

US support for democracy will smash the new rise of authoritarianism

New Op-Ed from NDI Chair Tom Daschle and IRI Chair Senator Dan Sullivan

The Impacts of Citizen Policy Deliberation and Debate During Contentious Elections

Elections are seminal moments in democratic accountability. However, in highly contentious contexts, disaffected citizens, especially youth, have little trust or motivation to engage in flawed elections and are susceptible to rising political polarization. At the same time, deliberative democracy has been held up as a healthy antidote to this kind of democratic erosion.