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  • Election & Political Processes: NDI Elections Calendar 2005
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    NDI Elections Calendar 2005

    Election Date Country Type of Election NDI Activities
    January 2 Croatia Presidential  
    January 9 Palestinian Territories Presidential NDI/Carter Center pre-election and election observer delegations
    January 16 Croatia Presidential (Second Round)  
    January 22 Maldives Parliamentary  
    January 27 Palestinian Territories Local  
    January 30 Iraq Transitional National Assembly NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    February 7 Senegal Presidential  
    February 27 Kyrgyzstan Parliamentary (First round) NDI assistance to nonpartisan domestic election monitors
    February 27 Tajikistan Parliamentary (First round)  
    February 28 Burundi Constitutional referendum  
    March 6 Moldova Parliamentary NDI party pollwatching training and assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    March 13 Macedonia Local  
    March 13 Kyrgyzstan Parliamentary (Second round) NDI assistance to nonpartisan domestic election monitors
    March 13 Tajikistan Parliamentary (Second round)  
    March 31 Zimbabwe Parliamentary  
    April 8 Djibouti Presidential  
    April 24 Togo Presidential  
    May 1 Lesotho Local  
    May 5 Palestinian Territories Local NDI party pollwatching training and international election observer delegation
    May 15 Croatia Local  
    May 15 Ethiopia Parliamentary NDI pre-election assessment mission
    May 22 Mongolia Presidential NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    May 25 Egypt Referendum NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    May 29, June 5, 12 & 19 Lebanon Parliamentary NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    June 1, 5, 20 & 27 Indonesia Local NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    June 3 & 7 Burundi Local  
    June 17 Iran Presidential (first round)  
    June 19 Guinea Bissau Presidential (first round)  
    June 24 Iran Presidential (second round)  
    June 25 Bulgaria Parliamentary NDI party pollwatching training
    July 3 Albania Parliamentary NDI pre-election delegation and assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    July 10 Kyrgyzstan Presidential NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    July 24 Guinea Bissau Presidential (second round)  
    July 28 Uganda Referendum NDI voter registry audit
    July 29 Burundi Legislative  
    August 18 & 25 Pakistan Local NDI party pollwatcher training
    August 7 Venezuela Local NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    August 19 Burundi Presidential  
    September Mauritius Parliamentary  
    September 7 Egypt Presidential NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    September 18 Afghanistan Parliamentary/Local NDI pre-election delegation and assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    September 29 Algeria Referendum  
    September 29 Palestinian Territories Local NDI international election observer delegation and party pollwatching
    October 1 Georgia Interim Parliamentary  
    October 11 Liberia Presidential/Parliamentary NDI/Carter Center international pre-election and election observer delegations and NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    October 15 Iraq Constitutional Referendum NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors and party pollwatching
    October 23 Armenia Local NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    October 30 Kyrgyzstan Presidential NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors; other activities to be determined
    October 30 Tanzania (Zanzibar) Presidential/Parliamentary NDI international election observer delegation and assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors and party pollwatching
    November 6 Azerbaijan Parliamentary NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    November 8 Liberia Presidential 2nd round NDI/Carter Center international pre-election and election observer delegations and NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    November 9 Egypt Parliamentary 1st stage NDI assitance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    November 10 & 17 Algeria Local  
    November 13 Burkina Faso Presidential NDI party pollwatcher training
    November 17 Sri Lanka Presidential NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    November 20 Egypt Parliamentary 2nd stage NDI assitance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    November 21 Kenya Constitutional Referendum No NDI activity planned
    November 27 Armenia Constitutional Referendum NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    November 27 Honduras Presidential and Parliamentary  
    December 1 Egypt Parliamentary 3rd stage NDI assitance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    December 4 Kazakhstan Presidential NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    December 4 Venezuela Parliamentary NDI assitance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    December 14 Tanzania General NDI assitance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    December 15 Iraq Parliamentary NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    December 15 Palestinian Territories Local (fourth round) NDI International election observation delegation
    December 17 Kyrgyzstan Local No NDI activity planned
    December 18 Bolivia Presidential/Legislative NDI assistance to domestic nonpartisan election monitors
    December 18 Democratic Republic of Congo Referendum NDI party pollwatcher training


    * Tentative date
    Note: General elections refer to a presidential, legislative and local vote.

    Primary Sources: NDI staff and newspaper reports; Klipsan Press Online; Elections Calendar; IFES website, OSCE-ODHIR

    NDI Elections Calendar 2004

    Contact Information
    For further information, please contact:

    Linda Patterson, Program Officer
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    Updated January 2008

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