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Georgia: Some Parties Snub Election Code Working Group | March 13, 2009

Civil Georgia | Link to story  » A group working on amending the election code will start working from next week with the participation of only eight founding parties, as others refused to join. On February 26, eight parties, mainly those having representation in the Parliament, signed a code of conduct, facilitated by U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI), laying out principles to which they committed themselves to follow while working on reform of election code.

Yemen: NDI and YEMN release report on voter registration process | March 7, 2009

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Tide Turns in El Salvador with FMLN Win | March 10, 2009

Americas Society | Link to story  » Salvadorans headed to the polls on March 15, electing Mauricio Funes as their next president and ending the long hold on power of the ruling party. Voters had to choose between the governing Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (ARENA) party candidate Rodrigo Ávila and Funes of the opposition Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Funes could claim over 51 percent of the vote with 90 percent of ballots counted.

NDI warns against 'unilateral electoral process' in Mauritania | March 20, 2009

Afrique en ligne | Link to story  »

Yemen: Technical and vocational institutes learn to fight corruption | March 20, 2009

Yemen News Agency (SABA) | Link to story  »

Pakistan: Extremism limits women’s political participation and weakens democracy: ANP | March 20, 2009

International News Network | Link to story  » 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.

Serbian Parliamentary Constituency Office opening in Leskovac | April 1, 2009

EMportal | Link to story  »

Somalia: Female parliamentarians go for Training in Kampala | April 2, 2009

Somaliweyn Media Center | Link to story  » 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.

Nigeria: CSO Network and Dialogue on Electoral Reform | April 2, 2009

Daily Trust | Link to story  » 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.

Obama Pressures Sudanese President on Darfur | April 7, 2009

Chicago Public Radio | Link to story  »

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