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Hondurans Debate Reforms amid Growing Protests

In Honduras, a series of recent protests have taken place as citizens call attention to corruption and impunity. In response to the latest corruption scandal involving the embezzlement of $120 million from the Honduras Social Security Institute (IHSS), a growing movement led by young people using social networks has organized mass “torchlight marches” (Marcha de las Antorchas) in major cities across the country.

Pledging a commitment to good governance, anti-corruption, democracy and fighting terrorism, newly elected Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addressed a Washington, D.C., gathering July 22 during his first trip to the U.S. since his election in March.

Over the last several decades, Mauritania, a large desert nation on Africa’s west coast, has experienced frequent coups d’état and political deadlock.

Mauritania’s current president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, ousted the country’s first democratically elected president in 2008 and has won subsequent presidential elections since 2009. The 2013 parliamentary elections and the 2014 presidential election did little to heal the country’s long-simmering political tensions, as parties failed to agree on conditions necessary for the successful conduct of elections.

In congressional testimony July 14, NDI's Les Campbell, senior associate and regional director for Middle East and North Africa programs, gave an update on the state of Tunisia’s democratic transition.

Many parliaments around the world are engaged in various forms of international cooperation—sharing experience and learning with other parliaments and the international community in an effort to strengthen their respective institutions.

In the run up to Burkina Faso’s first ever multi-party legislative and presidential elections on Oct. 11, voters report being most concerned about their daily economic and social well-being. They also revealed that they want to contribute to the democratic process alongside their elected leaders and take an active role in the country’s reform process, according to focus group research conducted by NDI in February.

Library of NDI Research on Ukrainian Public Opinion

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Results of May 2024 Ukrainian Public Opinion Poll
- Research Findings (English)

Dr. Saleem al-Jabouri, speaker of the Iraqi parliament, and a delegation of Iraqi parliamentarians and political advisors joined U.S. foreign policy and political experts June 10 for dinner and a discussion about U.S. and Iraqi politics in the lead up to the November 2016 U.S. presidential election.

News from NDI: Open Data Initiative Makes Election Information More Accessible

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Since 2006, NDI’s Rinor Beka, senior program manager, of Kosovo has been at the center of his country’s democratic transition.

Together with his NDI colleagues, Beka has built bridges between different players in Kosovo’s political arena, including members of parliament, political parties and citizen groups, to ensure that their priorities “focus on people” and continue to lay the foundations of democracy.

Hondurans Debate Reforms amid Growing Protests

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari Speaks at Washington Event Co-Hosted by NDI

Mauritanian Political Parties Put Aside Differences to Strengthen Organizing Skills

NDI’s Les Campbell Testifies Before Congress on Tunisia’s Democratic Transition

Common Principles Improve Coordination and Quality of Parliamentary Support

Voters are Committed to Democracy in Burkina Faso Ahead of October Elections

Library of NDI Research on Ukrainian Public Opinion

Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Signs MoU with NDI

News from NDI: Open Data Initiative Makes Election Information More Accessible

Get to Know NDI: Rinor Beka, senior program manager for Kosovo

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