Citizen Participation

Second Preliminary Report on the Results of Long-Term Observation of the Election of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic on October 30, 2011

First Preliminary Report on the Results of Long-Term Observation of the Election of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic on October 30, 2011

NDI E-news: Women's Leadership, Zambia, Focus Group Research | October 2011

Poll Shows Disapproval of Increasing Seats in Parliament | Oct. 10, 2011

60% of respondents are against of an idea to increase number of seats in the next Parliament from current 150 to 190, according to a recent public opinion survey released on Monday.

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NEC Extends Registration in Flood-Hit Areas | Oct. 6, 2011

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Meanwhile, the election observer Nicfec and the National Democratic Institute said in a report they had found evidence in some communes of people being registered without documentation and that not all registration sites were open as late as they should be.

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Understanding Yemen - Tomorrow’s Youth Challenges Yesterday’s Tribes | Oct. 6, 2011

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"If you look at the elite level and particularly in Sana’a, you’re seeing a competition among traditional rivals playing out,” said Leigh Miles, the Yemen program manager for the National Democratic Institute in Washington, D.C. Miles has spent six years watching Yemen’s political changes.

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Economic Issues are Foremost on the Minds of Georgians, NDI Survey Finds

Tunisians Want Politicians to Address Jobs, Security as First Democratic Elections Approach

Constituent assembly elections in Tunisia next month – the first competitive poll in the country’s history – will mark a significant milestone in the political transition following the overthrow of autocratic President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January. One of the new legislators’ tasks will be to draft a new constitution.