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Georgia Has Solid Foundation for Credible Local Elections but Concerns Remain, NDI Delegation Finds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 2, 2014

Contacts:

Tbilisi: Irina Rekhviashvili, [email protected], +995 599 780208

Washington: Kathy Gest, [email protected], 202-728-5535

SSuNDE Calls on the Government to Pay Attention to Humanitarian Needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within UNMISS Bases, Outside and Across the Country

It is our hope that the security of the IDPs is at the top of the agenda of both the government and rebel forces to ensure that humanitarian agencies are able to provide assistance without any obstruction or fear for their safety. The onset of the rainy season remains our major concern because it threatens the lives of IDPs. The first heavy rainfall resulted in flooding and the collapse of temporary shelters of IDPs at many camps across the nation.

Despite Threats of Violence, Afghans Demonstrate Determination to Move Democratic Process Forward

WASHINGTON, DC—In stark defiance of the threat of violence, Afghan voters went to the polls in apparent record numbers April 5 in presidential and provincial council elections that could mark the first democratic transfer of power in the nation’s history.

NDI Delegation to Assess Pre-Election Environment in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Democratic Institute (NDI) will field a pre-election assessment mission for the May 25 presidential election in Ukraine.

The mission, which will be in Ukraine April 7-11, seeks to demonstrate the interest of the international community in the development of the country’s democratic political process and offer an impartial assessment of the political environment.

Public Dialogue Essential to Governance and Economic Reform in Albania, According to NDI Public Opinion Research

Tirana, Albania—Focus group research conducted by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in December 2013 and released today shows the public mood as negative, shaped by poor economic conditions. Unemployment and corruption top citizen concerns. There is an undercurrent of cautious optimism for reform--if elected leaders reach out to citizens and engage them meaningfully in public policy decisions.