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Albright Arrives in Pristina | Oct. 4, 2012

M-Magazine | Link to story  » Madeleine Albright, the guest of honor at the International Women's Summit, which begins today in Pristina, has arrived in Kosovo Former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, is welcomed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj at Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari”.
The Washington Post | Link to story  » President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has ruled Georgia virtually unchallenged for nearly nine years, declared Tuesday that his party had lost parliamentary elections and would go into opposition.
Trend.AZ | Link to story  » The parliamentary elections started in Georgia. Around 14 parties and two political blocks take part in the elections. The Parliament will receive more authority in 2013 after the amendments to the Constitution enter into force. The president's power will be reduced. The elections will be declared valid if the number of voters reaches one-third...
Huffington Post | Link to story  » As today's political leaders seek to overcome the challenge of reaching consensus on economic policy and enhancing U.S. national security, they would benefit by studying the achievements of Chuck Manatt and Frank Fahrenkopf at the "Making Democracy Work" exhibit that the George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) opens this weekend at our building in Washington, DC.
Yemen News Agency | Link to story  » President Abdo Rabu Mansour Hadi has met at his residence in Washington with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)'s President and CEO William Sweeney and Senior Associate and Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Leslie Campbell.
New York Times | Link to story  » No leader of the former Soviet republics has been more pro-Western than President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia. He moves easily in Washington and dreams of bringing his country into full NATO membership. But his government’s handling of prisons and its approach to parliamentary elections set for Monday are raising doubts about his commitment to democracy and reform.
Human Events | Link to story  » Public outcry over the rape and beating of prisoners in a Georgian prison is threatening the nine-year rule of U.S. ally President Mikheil Saakashvili in Oct. 1 parliamentary elections...
Kyiv Post | Link to story  » There is a lot riding on Ukraine’s Oct. 28 parliamentary elections, and what happens between now and election day is just as important as the vote itself. But can Ukraine get it right?
Associated Press | Link to story  » Georgia's richest man, billionaire and philanthropist Bidzina Ivanishvili seems to have it all — a head-spinning fortune, the respect of his country and gleaming, art-filled palaces across the globe, including one where zebras and pink flamingoes roam...