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Democracy Assessment in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Perspectives on the Democratic Transition
More than two decades after the war, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) remains subject to ethnic and territorial disputes that complicate the development of a durable, democratic political system. To encourage issue-based dialogue and cross-party cooperation on socio-economic and political reforms, NDI conducted a democracy assessment with funding from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
Macedonia Poll Finds Citizens Concerned about Political Situation, Divided on Way Out of Crisis
Skopje, MACEDONIA - To inform the political parties, opinion leaders and civil society on public opinion, the National Democratic Institute (NDI), with financial support from the United States Agency for International Development, conducted the first in a series of three tracking polls (download PDF polling report) in March 2017.
Macedonia Poll Results: Citizens Concerned About Political Situation, Divided on Way Out of Crisis
To inform the political parties, opinion leaders and civil society on public opinion in Macedonia, NDI conducted the first in a series of three tracking polls. Survey data was collected through telephone CATI interviews from March 17th to March 21st, 2017 from a sample of 807 citizens of Macedonia, age 18 and older. The margin of error is + 3.46% at the midrange, with a 95% confidence level. Follow-up surveys will be conducted in April and May of 2017.
Legislative Services in Parliament: 2017 Study
The following publication provides an introduction to the operation of legislative services in parliaments, a summary of recommendations adopted at legislative services workshops, an outline of the operations of select legislative departments, and examples of different legislative opinions produced by parliamentary services.
WORLD HERE & NOW: Pavol Demes with Robert Benjamin
This interview of Robert Benjamin, NDI Regional Director for CEE Programs, was conducted by Pavol Demes as part of a public affairs program that he runs at TASR, the Slovak news agency. The interview focused on general political conditions in Slovakia and Central Europe, and how democracy is faring accordingly.
