Resources

A Guide for Citizens: What Should We Know About the Municipal Budget?

One of the main challenges facing Georgian municipalities is ensuring that citizens exercise their right to contribute to the development of their community through the municipal budget development process. Municipal budgets are one of the most critical pieces of policy documentation at the local level, outlining the infrastructural, social, economic and cultural priorities of the municipal government.

Ukrainian Parliament Strengthens Accountability and Cooperation Mechanisms

With technical assistance from the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine is exercising critical oversight functions and engaging in cross-faction dialogue. As the country fights for its very existence, they’re working toward a consensus on a parliamentary ethics code and other issues integral to Ukraine’s future.

Study Visit for Ukrainian MPs on Parliamentary Oversight of Military Assistance

NDI strongly condemns the recent sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza following a year in detention in Russia

NDI strongly condemns the recent sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza following a year in detention in Russia. A longtime opposition politician, journalist, and human rights activist, Mr. Kara-Murza is an outspoken advocate for the democratic aspirations of the Russian people.

NDI January 2023 Poll: Opportunities and Challenges Facing Ukraine's Democratic Transition

Approaching the one year anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked and illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainians remain committed to Ukrainian victory and optimistic about the country’s future despite significant hardships. According to NDI polling, 89 percent of Ukrainians report being optimistic about Ukraine’s future, primarily citing Ukraine’s victory as the reason for their optimism.

Opportunities and Challenges Facing Ukraine’s Democratic Transition

In the face of unprecedented Russian military aggression, Ukrainians are more united than ever in their desire for democracy, with a historic high 95 percent supporting Ukraine becoming a fully functioning democracy - an opinion shared equally across regions. In that same vein, respondents identified freedom of speech, equal justice for all, and free and fair elections as the three most important characteristics of a fully functioning democracy.