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.

Source:  The New York Times Article Link:  Read More Published Date:  07/10/2012 Highlighting the accomplishments of the Libyan people in the past year, this New York Times editorial also addresses ongoing issues Libyans continue to face.  Nearly 65 percent of registered Libyan voters cast ballots to elect a 200 seat interim National Assembly.  With more than 3,000 potential candidates, unofficial results suggest that a coalition led by Mahmoud Jibril, the former interim prime minister, had won.  These preliminary results promise great hope for the Libyan people because Jibril, who shies away from being labeled secular or liberal, has shown inten

Source:  The New York Times Article Link:  Read More Published Date:  07/03/2012 In an oped to the New York Times, Mexico’s president-elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, promises a commitment to democracy, an aggressive campaign against poverty and an end to polarization that has paralyzed Mexico’s political landscape. Nieto asserts that his election is not a return to the old ways of his party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and identifies himself as part of a generation of PRI politicians aimed at advancing democracy in Mexico.

Author:  Project Swift Count Publisher:  Project Swift Count Published Date:  07/16/2012 Resource Type:  Statement Language:  English

Women wait to vote in Benghazi municipal elections. Photo by Megan Doherty. On Saturday, Libyans will vote in the first national election since the uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled over the country for more than four decades. Citizens will elect 200 members to serve in a National Public Conference (NPC), which will oversee the drafting of a new constitution and design the institutions of Libya’s democracy. For the first time in the country’s history, political parties are organizing across the country to field candidates for public office.

An NDI pre-election delegation to Georgia released its findings on June 29, in advance of parliamentary elections scheduled for October. The delegation assessed the status of electoral preparations, the conduct of political activity by major electoral participants, and the general electoral environment. It met with government officials, parliamentary candidates, political party leaders, election authorities, and representatives of civil society, the media and the international community.

Author:  National Democratic Institute Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  06/29/2012 Resource Type:  Pre-election assessment Language:  English

Author:  National Democratic Institute Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  06/25/2012 Resource Type:  Press Release Language:  English

Author:  National Democratic Institute Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  10/22/1996 Resource Type:  Statement Language:  English

Author:  National Democratic Institute, Carter Center Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  10/21/1991 Resource Type:  Press Release Language:  English

Author:  National Democratic Institute, Carter Center Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  09/25/1991 Resource Type:  Press Release Language:  English