More than 65 percent of Jordanians are under the age of 30, and 43 percent of potential voters are 18 to 25. Those demographics carry the potential for accelerated political reform, provided the country's young people, who have historically been excluded from the political process, decide to make their voices heard.
"Why women, why now?" was the question posed to over 300 participants, both male and female, participating in a week-long series of training sessions across Mexico aimed at giving women candidates the skills and tools they need to get elected to office.
As the political transition proceeds in Libya, leaders continue to struggle to meet public expectations on key issues such as security, political reform and standard of living, according to a new public opinion study by NDI.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's swearing in this week as a member of Burma’s parliament is an important step forward, but the struggle to establish a real democracy is not over. Aung San Suu Kyi, who has never given in to bitterness, has urged the United States and others to encourage more change by lessening the country’s isolation. Last month, she and others in her party won 43 seats in the 500-member parliament, but the military still controls nearly all of the government.
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