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Lebanese went to the polls Sunday in crucial parliamentary elections. NPR's Deborah Amos was in Beirut ahead of the elections and interviewed NDI's Leslie Campbell, senior associate and regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, about NDI's observation delegation's work in monitoring the election.
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The Obama administration sees Lebanon’s parliamentary elections on Sunday as pivotal in shaping the future of that country, while at the same time highlighting the composition and the program of the next Lebanese government as the parameters for determining its policy towards it.
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In the Savski Venac municipality the office for communication of MPs with the citizens has been opened. At issue is the first such institution in Belgrade, and fifth in Serbia.
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In the past two weeks, we witnessed two events that provided a ray of hope for civil society organisations (CSOs) working in democracy and governance in the country. … The first of these events was a one day sensitization workshop on the National Assembly Legislative Process organised by the National Democratic Institute NDI at the NICON Luxury Hotel Abuja on March 19.
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Thirteen Somali female legislators, and four other women representing civil society have reached the capital city of Uganda, Kampala, in East Africa to attend workshops pertaining to what democracy is, and how an effective constitution can be set. This training is sponsored by an American organization named the National Democratic Institute, or NDI.
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ISLAMABAD: Women belonging to the Awami National Party (ANP) charged recently that increasing militancy and talibanization of the NWFP and FATA are a major threat to their political participation. … The workshop was one of five being organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) as part of its new program to strengthen women’s participation in political parties.
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