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Tunis, Tunisia – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) today announced the arrival of their joint Election Observation Mission (EOM) for Tunisia’s presidential runoff on October 13.
In October 2022, an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) technical commission and the transition authorities jointly reached a compromise on a consolidated transition timetable covering twenty-four months beginning in January 2023. Seven months into the process, the participation of young people and women is proving more important than ever. Young people and women have an even greater interest in taking part in the political process, as their future depends on it.
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) deployed about 4,500 trained, accredited, nonpartisan rapid response observers throughout Ghana. Of this figure, 1,500 were parallel vote tabulation (PVT) observers. These observers were Ghanaians, from every walk of life, who volunteered their time to help ensure that every registered voter could freely cast his or her ballot on election day.
Julian Quibell is NDI’s director in Ecuador. He previously served as NDI’s Resident Director in Mexico (2004-2012) and Nicaragua (2012-2020). The programs he has managed have worked to support domestic election observation, youth leadership, electoral reform, civic education and civil society advocacy.
Rishi Datta previously served as the NDI country director for Bangladesh and Malawi. Mr. Datta brings over a decade of experience in 21 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He has managed and implemented programs on civil society organizations, electoral assistance, strengthening democratic institutions and strategic and digital communications. Prior to joining NDI, Mr.
In partnership with the West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON), NDI conducted two pre-election assessment missions, which issued statements on February 24, 2017 and September 8, 2017; positioned four long-term analysts in Monrovia and six long-term obse
This toolkit -- Youth Activism for Lebanese Accountability: An Inclusive Civic Engagement Training Curriculum -- is about creating change through activism and accountability. It is about creating change at the individual, institutional, and socio-political level by providing young people with the knowledge and skills to help shape the future of their country.
WASHINGTON—The National Democratic Institute (NDI) expressed deep concern today about the violence in South Sudan and the reports of increasing casualties. It joined other international organizations, regional bodies and governments in calling for a cessation of the conflict.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) honored Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-MD, with its W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award for her decades of leadership advocating for democracy and the advancement of women and girls.
The development of political parties - with their contrasting visions of how citizens should be served - are a sign of a healthy democracy. In a new publication, “Developing Party Policies,” NDI compares how different parties from emerging and established democracies have created ideologies, rules, structures and processes.