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Joint NDI-IRI Zimbabwe International Election Observer Mission Announces Leadership Team for July 30 Elections
Harare, Zimbabwe – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI) and tare pleased to announce that former Liberian President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former Interim President of the Central African Republic Catherine Samba-Panza will co-lead the joint international observer delegation for the July 30 Zimbabwe elections.

IRI & NDI Deploy Joint International Delegation to Assess Pre-Election Environment in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria – The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) are deploying a joint Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) to assess preparations for the upcoming Nigerian general elections, scheduled for February 2019.

Joint IRI-NDI International Team to Watch Voting Process During July 14 Gubernatorial Elections in Ekiti State
Ekiti, Nigeria – A Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) deployed to Ekiti State today to watch the voting process for the state’s gubernatorial elections on July 14, 2018. The PEAM, jointly led by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI), will evaluate Nigeria’s preparations for the 2019 general elections.

Joint IRI-NDI International Election Observer Delegation Deploys Long Term Observers Across Zimbabwe to Observe Preparations for Elections
Harare, Zimbabwe – The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), as part of their joint Zimbabwe International Electoral Observation Mission, will deploy 14 long-term observers beginning on June 22, covering all 10 provinces of Zimbabwe in the period leading to the July 30, 2018 elections, on election day and in the post-election period.

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.