After playing a leading role in the 2011 protest movement that launched the Arab Spring, Tunisian youth are now trying to find their place in the country’s political parties. They have been active in party organizing and are eager for more responsibility ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections anticipated for late this year.

Noting that Georgia continues to benefit from the fundamentals of democracy, a pre-election mission fielded by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said the country has created a solid foundation for local elections scheduled to take place on June 15. But the delegation also noted that efforts to delegitimize and criminalize political adversaries are still commonplace, fueled by polarization between the country’s two main political parties.