Afghans Have Learned More About Fair Elections, Canadian Observer Says | Sept. 20, 2010

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"Afghans have learned some hard lessons about how to run an election fairly, Grant Kippen concluded after this weekend's national vote to select a new parliament...

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Mother, Daughter Defy Violence to Run in Afghan Elections | Sept. 17, 2010

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"Afghanistan's traditional male-dominated culture prohibits women from leaving their walled homes to shop &madash; let alone work or run for public office — unless they're accompanied by close male relatives and wearing burqas.

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Track Afghan Election Fraud Without Going to Afghanistan | Sept. 17, 2010

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"Meet Afghanistan Election Data, a web-based compendium of security incidents, patterns of previous electoral fraud and demographic stats from across Afghanistan. The National Democratic Institute, an international democracy-promotion offshoot of the Democratic Party (though, like its International Republican Institute counterpart, are less partisan than you'd think), put the website together.

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Security Concerns Loom Ahead of Afghan Vote | September 17, 2010

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"Afghanistan's parliamentary elections on Saturday could determine whether a viable opposition remains in the legislature, but turnout — and the legitimacy of the second election in a year — hangs in the balance as voters fear waning security and brace for fraud...

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Ex-US Senator Voices Hope for Central Asia Democracy | August 19, 2010

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"A former U.S. senator says success in promoting democracy in the turbulent Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan could serve as a positive influence in a region dominated by dictatorships.

"Tom Daschle, a former Democratic Senate Majority leader, told The Associated Press Thursday that he hoped the international community would seize the opportunity to build democratic institutions in Kyrgyzstan."

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A survey of political opinion in Georgia, released by the NDI, shows that creating jobs remains a key priority in the country. Sixty-five percent of those surveyed say it is the most important national issue, and 59 percent think that politicians are not talking enough about it. Eighty-three percent said they want their newly elected local government to focus on this topic.

The results, presented here, reflect data collected on June 24 - July 5, in face-to-face interviews with a nationwide representative sample of 2,053 Georgians.

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