The legitimacy of Afghanistan's next government will hinge in large measure on whether next April's elections are regarded as credible, particularly in light of fraud that marred the country’s polls in 2009 and 2010.

As the democratic process gradually gets stronger in Afghanistan, citizens expect more jobs, social services, education opportunities for their children, improved infrastructure and health care. This short documentary film shows how political parties and elected officials are creating policy agendas that speak to citizen's priorities. With support from NDI, political parties in Afghanistan are learning to become more representative of different ethnicities and develop policies reflective of constituent concerns.