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In Kenya’s male-dominated political landscape, women face many barriers to political participation, especially when seeking elective office. Aspiring women politicians often struggle with discrimination and lack of coverage by top media outlets, which makes it difficult for them to gain public exposure and support.

Members of Moldovan civil society have joined together to condemn a series of parliamentary actions that would allow parliament to remove constitutional court judges and that raise the threshold for political parties to enter parliament.

Technology is having a profound effect on interactions between democratic governments and the citizens they represent, making it easier for citizens to amplify their voices, organize and hold governments to account. But democratic institutions – governments, parliaments, and political parties – have often been slower to take advantage of these new ways to engage citizens. Many use outmoded tools to listen and even older processes to respond.

Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili continues to be the most popular political leader in Georgia, and 60 percent rate the Georgian Dream Coalition as the “party” closest to them, according to the findings of a public opinion survey released here today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Fifty-six percent named the United National Movement (UNM) as the strongest opposition party in the country.