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NDI

The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | Link to story  » "In an attempt to minimize, if not preclude the abuse of administrative resources on behalf of candidates representing the ruling party, a group of Georgian NGOs under the auspices of the National Democratic Institute drafted a memorandum on how such resources may be used.
Reuters | Link to story  » "Opinion polls by the respected U.S. National Democratic Institute and other Western organizations suggest the ruling party will win most of Sunday's polls comfortably. "The West is keen to stabilize the volatile South Caucasus, a transit route for oil and gas to Europe. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is sending 350 observers."
allAfrica | Link to story  » "Last Tuesday, May 25 2010, the International Republican Institute (IRI) organized an interesting dialogue at the Zuma Hall of the Rockview Hotel Abuja...
New York Times | Link to story  » "Voters in Georgia's capital city appeared on Monday to have overwhelmingly endorsed President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party in municipal elections, barely a year after opposition parties had thronged the streets vowing to force him from office...
Daily Kos | Link to story  » "How can the United States and Europe work together to promote democracy around the world?
TV2 Africa | Link to story  » This story on using new technologies for election monitoring efforts in Africa and around the world interviews Pat Merloe of NDI and Eric Gunderson of Development Seed. Link to story »
Business Mongolia | Link to story  » "Yesterday, S.Batbold, Prime Minister of Mongolia received a delegation headed by Paul Rowland, senior resident director of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in Indonesia and Sam Gejdenson, former member of the House of Representatives of the U.S Congress.
Rustavi 2 | Link to story  » "Newly elected chairs of city assemblies are taking trainings in Georgia's seaside town of Kobuleti. Representatives of international organizations and the Georgian Parliament are giving recommendations and advises to the chairs of city assemblies for rising efficiency of their work in the future.
Saba Net | Link to story  » "A training program on the general policies analysis of the state will start Saturday in Sana'a in cooperation with the Yemen Journalism Syndicate and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)." "The head of the Training Committee Nabil al-Usaydi said that the training program aims to empower the local community and various political parties to take part in making and analyzing the state's policies."