Hagamos Democracia, an NDI-partner organization based in Honduras, released a series of reports during the presidential, congressional and municipal elections on Nov. 29 in Honduras. The nonpartisan organization dispatched more than 1,000 election observers to all 18 departments and 283 of the 298 municipal districts.

Hagamos Democracia (HD) monitored the quality of the general election process and also conducted a parallel vote tabulation (PVT or "quick count") using a statistically random sample of polling station results with technical support from NDI.

Those elected in Honduras’ orderly and peaceful Nov. 29 general elections now have the opportunity and responsibility to lead a reconciliation process to overcome the country’s political crisis, a National Democratic Institute (NDI) international election assessment mission said today in a statement.

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24 de noviembre del 2009                                                               

NDI is conducting an international election assessment mission for the Nov. 29 general elections in Honduras. The Institute is mobilizing 20 international experts who will be deployed around the country to provide an impartial assessment of the conduct of the elections.

With parliamentary elections approaching, Iraqi women are looking for ways to ensure that their voices and concerns are not excluded from the political debate. For the past several years, the ability of Iraqi women to contribute to policy debates has been constrained by security concerns, political instability and corruption. Though Iraqi women are slowly increasing their involvement in government, political parties and civil society organizations, they are still largely absent from decision-making positions within those bodies.