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Author:  Coalition for Election Observation (Coligação para Observação Eleitoral, COE) Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  11/21/2012 Resource Type:  Report Language:  Portuguese

Author:  Katie Fox Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  11/16/2012 Resource Type:  Testimony Language:  English Statement of Katie Fox, deputy regional director for Eurasia programs, NDI, before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission).

A delegation of young political party representatives from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia are visiting the United States this week on a study mission to observe the U.S electoral process, and particularly the role of youth, with the goal of gathering information on techniques they can bring back and adapt in their home countries.

Source:  Focus Article Link:  Read More Published Date:  10/19/2012 In an op-ed for the Ukrainian news magazine Focus, Kristina Wilfore, NDI’s resident director for Ukraine, addresses the issue of the 70,000 cameras that have been installed in polling stations across the country to broadcast voting live during the upcoming parliamentary elections on Oct. 28. Rather than reassuring voters of the election’s transparency, some voters in rural areas have expressed fear that the cameras will instead reveal how they voted, especially after the authorization was passed without consulting political parties or civic groups.

Author:  Kristina Wilfore Publisher:  Focus Published Date:  10/19/2012 Resource Type:  Op-ed Language:  English, Russian

Author:  National Democratic Institute Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  03/07/1995 Resource Type:  Report Language:  English

Source:  Voice of America Article Link:  Read More Published Date:  10/03/2012 Myroslava Gongadze of Voice of America hosted a roundtable discussion on the upcoming Ukranian parliamentary election on Oct. 28, which aired on Ukranian TV.

Author:  Project Swift Count Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  10/22/2012 Resource Type:  Statement Language:  English

Author:  National Democratic Institute Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  10/11/2012 Resource Type:  Report Language:  English, Ukrainian The National Democratic Institute (NDI) deployed an international pre-election assessment mission in Ukraine from September 10 to 17. Citing disturbingly low levels of public confidence in Ukraine’s political institutions, the delegation called for immediate measures to address problems that collectively threatened to undermine the integrity of the October 28, 2012, parliamentary elections. The following report assesses progress concerning recommendations offered in the delegation’s statement. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) deployed an international pre-election assessment mission in Ukraine from September 10 to 17. Citing disturbingly low levels of public confidence in Ukraine’s political institutions, the delegation called for immediate measures to address problems that collectively threatened to undermine the integrity of the October 28, 2012, parliamentary elections. The following report assesses progress concerning recommendations offered in the delegation’s statement.

Publisher:  United Nations Published Date:  04/03/2012 Resource Type:  Declaration Language:  Arabic, Bangla, English, French, Mongolian, Romanian Russian, Spanish