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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:

NDI Expands #NotTheCost to Political Parties, Releases Initial Findings

Washington, D.C. -- Today the National Democratic Institute (NDI) has released its preliminary survey findings from assessments of violence against women in political parties in four countries.

The Open Internet for Democracy Initiative Announces Global Leadership Opportunity for Internet Freedom Advocates

Washington, D.C. — The Open Internet for Democracy Initiative (OIDI) announced a new leadership program to support open internet advocates who are organizing for change in their countries, while connecting them with new allies around the world.

NDI Mourns the Murder of Brazilian Politician Marielle Franco

NDI is shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Marielle Franco, a councilwoman in Rio de Janeiro, who was shot in the head four times this week as she traveled home from a public event. Franco, an outspoken critic of police brutality in Brazil, was also a prominent advocate for Afro-Brazilians. “How many more will have to die for this war to end?” she asked on Twitter the day before she and her driver were gunned down.