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Steve Driehaus is Resident Senior Director in Iraq for the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In this position, he manages a staff of sixteen Iraqi and third country nationals who design and implement programming to strengthen Iraq’s democracy. The focus of NDI’s work in Iraq centers on strengthening political parties, professionalizing the offices and staff of Members of Parliament, empowering women and youth to engage in the political process, and monitoring to ensure fair and impartial
In 2023, Liberians elected Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party (UP) as the next president of Liberia in a run-off election against the incumbent President Weah. Less than two percentage points separated the two frontrunners in both the October 10 general elections and the November 14 runoff elections, reflecting an even divide among Liberian citizens about which candidate and political party is best placed to address the worsening economic and security challenges in the country.
This statement is offered by an international delegation organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). The delegation visited Lebanon from April 11-14, 2016. The delegation’s goals were to:
Abuja, Nigeria – The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) are currently fielding the second joint delegation to Nigeria to assess preparations for the upcoming national elections in early 2019. The assessment takes place from September 19-28, 2018.
The delegation consists of the following members:
● Robert Benjamin, Senior Associate & Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe, NDI (USA);
MONROVIA, Liberia – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is fielding an international election observation mission for Liberia's run-off presidential election scheduled for December 26, 2017.
The delegation includes 36 political and civic leaders, elections experts, and regional specialists from 18 countries across Africa, Europe and North America. Leadership of the delegation is comprised of:
Harare, Zimbabwe – In response to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s public statements welcoming international observers to monitor the upcoming Zimbabwe elections, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) are deploying a joint Zimbabwe International Election Observation Mission (ZIEOM) to observe the 2018 Zimbabwe elections.
TUNIS, Tunisia — Today, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI) joint international Election Observation Mission, released its preliminary statement with findings and recommendations following Tunisia’s presidential election.
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) assembled a group of experts to form a virtual preelection assessment mission (V-PEAM) from February 7 to 18, 2022, to examine conditions for elections in Lebanon. The purpose was to assess the prevailing political environment and preparations for the upcoming 2022 elections and identify areas where change is possible to improve the integrity, transparency, and effectiveness of the elections.
Nairobi, Kenya - The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) announce the deployment of a joint international election observation mission to Kenya. The delegation arrived at the invitation of the Government of Kenya and received accreditation from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to observe the August 9 General Elections.