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Christopher Fomunyoh is West and Central Africa director for the Washington-based National Democratic Institute. He says a trustworthy voter list is one way to protect elections.

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Overall, the bill in its current form appears likely to reduce opportunities for “fair and equal competition among electoral contestants” and is being drafted in a “non-inclusive, non-transparent and non-accountable” manner, said Kristina Wilfore, who heads the US-funded National Democratic Institute in Ukraine.

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Eight presidential candidates in Kyrgyzstan today signed a Code of Conduct for Elections that was developed with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek.

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Some analysts see hope that the elections, while restrictive, are at least a needed first boost. Staci Haag, Gulf regional director for the National Democratic Institute, says the Saudi vote, like other regional polls, is an important stepping-stone to greater democracy.