Political Parties

Toolkit for Party Assistance

The Will, Space, Capacity Toolkit provides a structured approach for examining what drives political party behavior:

Political space: the environment in which political parties operate and how they interact with it;
Political will: the incentives that influence political parties and the individual actors within them; and

NDI Policy Development Manual (Montenegro)

Fostering Peaceful and Credible Elections by Enhancing the Confidence of Political Parties and Voters in the Electoral Process

Tunisian Youth Focus on Building Blocks of Party Organizing

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.

Serbia's March 2014 Elections: A Post-Election Letter from Belgrade

In early parliamentary elections held on March 16, Serbia’s voters handed the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) a sweeping mandate to continue the pro-European integration program it began implementing in 2012 when it succeeded incumbent president Boris Tadic and the Democratic Party’s (DS) long tenure in government.

International Seminar Prepares Hondurans for Electoral Reform

A record number of Hondurans went to the polls last November to vote in hotly contested presidential, legislative and municipal elections. For the first time in Honduras’ traditionally two-party system, four parties presented viable presidential candidates and won significant percentages of the popular vote, both for the presidency and congressional seats.

Serbia’s March 2014 Elections: A Post-Election Letter from Belgrade

CAR President Catherine Samba-Panza Inspires Congolese Women Politicians

In Sub-Saharan Africa, where women hold just 23 percent of the seats in national parliaments and there are only three women heads of state, Catherine Samba-Panza, president of the Central African Republic (CAR), is an inspirational figure. Her position as the first female president of a Francophone country is a powerful symbol for African women, showing they can succeed even in countries where armed conflict, corruption and inequality have been the norm.

NDI 30th Anniversary Report

In honor of its three decades supporting those who share a common desire to live in free societies that recognize basic human rights, NDI has published a 30th anniversary report highlighting its work in nearly every corner of every continent to advance the promise of democracy.