This preliminary statement is offered by the joint international Election Observation Mission (EOM) of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) to Tunisia’s presidential runoff election on October 13.

Through this statement, NDI and IRI seek to demonstrate the international community’s interest in and support for the democratic process in Tunisia, provide an accurate and impartial report on the electoral process, and offer recommendations to improve future elections.

NDI condemns the murder on October 7 of Anastacio Matavele, in XaiXai, Mozambique, eight days before national elections. Anastacio was the leader of a nonpartisan election observation organization in Mozambique and reportedly had just participated in an observer preparation session for the Civil Society Training Center and the NGO League of Mozambique (JOINT). Anastacio’s brutal murder is a tragedy and an offense against the rights of citizens to engage in ensuring the integrity of elections and public affairs.

Tunis, Tunisia – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) today announced the arrival of their joint Election Observation Mission (EOM) for Tunisia’s presidential runoff on October 13. The delegation will be led by Maureen White, a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Institute at the Paul H.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Today, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) international pre-election assessment delegation to Sri Lanka released a statement on its findings and recommendations for Sri Lanka’s November 16 presidential election. The statement is also available in Sinhala and Tamil.

This statement is offered by a joint international pre-election delegation organized by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI). The delegation’s purpose was to accurately and impartially review electoral preparations in advance of Sri Lanka’s upcoming November 16 presidential election, and offer recommendations that could help improve the prospects for transparent, secure and credible elections, as well as public confidence in the process.

This preliminary statement is offered by the joint international Election Observation Mission (EOM) of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) to Tunisia’s October 6, 2019 parliamentary 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 delegation, led by IRI President Dr.

TUNIS – The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) announced today the launch of their joint Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the September 15 presidential and October 6 parliamentary elections in Tunisia. 

After having been postponed on many occasions for technical and political reasons, Tunisia held municipal elections May, 6, 2018. More than 53,000 candidates, representing 2,074 lists all over the country, ran for seats on municipal councils. Municipal elections represented an important landmark for the implementation of Article Seven of the Tunisian Constitution. As a result, the national government has begun to delegate power and responsibilities to the municipal councils, in a process of decentralization that will last for Many years.