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Lebanon Poll Results Following May 7 Parliamentary Elections

Lebanese voters who participated in NDI's public opinion research following the country's long-awaited parliamentary elections on May 7 signaled dramatically increased optimism about the direction of the country, and held mostly positive views about the administration of the election itself.

Full Testimony by NDI President Ken Wollack on Democracy Promotion in a Challenging World

On June 14, 2018, NDI President Kenneth Wollack testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The hearing discussed support for democracy and human rights as an important American value and a core tenant of U.S. foreign policy. The hearing also discussed democratic backsliding and other challenges to the spread and consolidation of democracy.

The State of Tunisian Democracy: Citizens express their views

In February 2018, NDI organized a set of 12 focus groups to gauge public attitudes on the performance of government and elected officials, key priorities for the country and expectations for the May local elections and ensuing decentralization process. The research marked the Institute's 19th round of focus groups since the revolution of 2011 and the eighth since 2014 elections. The report summarizes attitudes and concerns based on the responses of the 117 respondents.

NDI 2018 Lebanon Observer Delegation Issues Post-Election Preliminary Statement

NDI Encourages Lebanon to Seize the Opportunity of New Parliament to Strengthen Democratic Institutions

BEIRUT, Lebanon – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) today released its preliminary statement of findings and recommendations from its international election observation mission for Lebanon's 2018 parliamentary elections, held yesterday, May 6.

NDI International Election Observer Mission Arrives in Lebanon for 2018 Parliamentary Elections

BEIRUT, Lebanon – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is fielding an international election observation mission for Lebanon’s parliamentary elections scheduled for May 6, 2018.

The delegation includes 31 political and civic leaders, elections experts, and regional specialists from 13 countries across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America. Leadership of the delegation is comprised of: