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Harare, Zimbabwe - Today, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) joint election observation mission delegation released its preliminary statement on Zimbabwe’s presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections.
Tunis, Tunisia – The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) today announced the arrival of their joint Election Observation Mission (EOM) for Tunisia’s presidential election on September 15.
Today, more than one-third of Africa’s population is aged between 15 and 35. Ordinarily a cheering picture of a promising future for the continent, but evidence shows this demographic advantage remains to be seen in political inclusion, particularly inclusion and visibility of young people in internal political party processes.
In May of 2001, NDI proposed a new idea: support our long term partner, South Africa’s Ministry of Environment, to help local and provincial governments understand climate change; expand civil society and local communities participation across the country on these issues; and increase overall public awareness and understanding about South Africa’s environmental fragility as a result of climate change.
Strength in unity. This was the sentiment that resonated in exchanges between parliamentary monitoring organizations (PMOs) in the Western Balkans during an event hosted in Sarajevo by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
“Let’s be honest. I didn’t achieve everything solely because of NDI, but NDI helped me achieve and create my current path.”
As we prepare to celebrate the annual collective memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is important to reflect upon the symbol of his legacy and its relevance to democracy. The theme of this year’s celebration of Dr.
In collaboration with Foreign Policy, the National Democratic Institute celebrated the power of youth voices in a Defending Democracy “game changer” event, featuring U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs and U.S. Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues Abby Finkenauer, and three young leaders, Lu Argueta, Eliud Luutsa and Marina Csikós.
During the wave of popular protests that swept across the Middle East and North Africa in 2011, Algeria largely avoided the violence and social upheaval seen elsewhere in the region. However, following President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s February 2019 announcement of his intention to run for a fifth consecutive term in Algeria’s planned presidential elections, the country saw a mass public uprising.