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Interactive Georgian Website Gives Citizens Access to Election Data

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The elections portal maps pre-election period incidents.

An innovative website in Georgia, electionportal.ge, is breaking new ground by pulling together election monitoring information and historical data on voting patterns to help political parties, candidates, civic organizations and academics learn more about the Georgian political process and voter attitudes and behavior.

Political Parties and CSOs Use Lessons Learned to Prepare for Angola Elections

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Klein (right) discusses the role that nonpartisan election observers play in building public confidence in elections.

Angolans will go to the polls on Aug. 31 for a historic election, the third in the country’s history and the first presidential election since a civil war ended in 2002. 

Liberian Lawmakers Oversee Budget With Eye Toward Women and Girls

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President Johnson-Sirleaf addresses lawmakers.

One of the world’s strongest female role models, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, joined about 150 legislators and congressional staff in Monrovia for a discussion on the difficult question of how the Liberian legislature can use its budgeting power to increase opportunities for women and girls. 

“Traditional roles -- that the man is the head of the household but the woman is responsible for it -- are changing,” said the first woman president in sub-Saharan Africa who is also a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. “Women’s leadership has also increased in society, but there is still a lot to do.”

“UsPeak” Puts Ugandans In Touch With Their Representatives

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In a country of about 35 million people, keeping up with what’s on people’s minds can be a herculean task for the 375 members of the parliament in Uganda, where there have been significant changes in government in recent years.

International Election Observation Mission Archive Now Available

Since 1987, NDI has organized  more than 150 international election observation delegations worldwide. The reports from these missions, including pre-election assessments, preliminary election statements and final reports, are now available in an archive that can be searched by region, country or chronology.

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