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Petra News Agency | Link to story  » The National Democratic Institute (NDI) will field an international observation delegation for the Jan. 23 parliamentary elections in Jordan, the NDI said in a statement issued on Friday.

AFP | Link to story  » Libyans paid with their lives to end the 42-year dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi, but nearly 15 months after he was killed by rebels they remain at odds over a democratic constitution to replace it. "There is broad consensus that the new constitution should draw heavily from Islamic sharia law, but also consensus on the need to avoid extremism," said the Washington-based National Democratic Institute.

Magharebia | Link to story  » Mauritanian government officials and young people recently met for two days in Nouadhibou to discuss ways to improve the city. The Youth Dialogue Forum in Nouadhibou, "Citoyennes et Citoyens Debout" (Citizens Standing) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) organised the December 16th-17th event.

An international observation delegation fielded by NDI said the Jan. 23 Jordanian parliamentary elections saw a marked improvement in procedures and administration from past polls.  But it also found election day shortcomings and irregularities, as well as a number of systemic distortions.

Author:  National Democratic Institute Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  01/24/2013 Resource Type:  Press Release Language:  English, Arabic AMMAN, Jordan – An international observation delegation fielded by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said yesterday’s Jordanian parliamentary elections saw a marked improvement in procedures and administration from past polls.  But it also found election day shortcomings and irregularities, as well as a number of systemic distortions.

Author:  National Democratic Institute Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  01/24/2013 Resource Type:  Statement Language:  English, Arabic

Author:  National Democratic Institute Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  01/18/2013 Resource Type:  Press Release Language:  English AMMAN, Jordan – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) will field an international observation delegation for the Jan. 23 parliamentary elections in Jordan. The group, which includes 50 observers from 29 countries, is made up of a former head of state, former ambassadors and parliamentarians, current and former political party leaders, election officials, representatives of nongovernmental organizations and regional specialists.

Marie-Ève Bilodeau is NDI’s country director in Mauritania. She is a political and policy advisor with experience in both the government and the non-profit sectors, as well as in the development of legislative, advocacy and communication strategies. Since joining NDI, Ms. Bilodeau has managed programs aimed at parliamentarians, political party representatives and civil society organization representatives. Ms.

Nathan Evans is NDI's senior program manager in charge of West Bank and Gaza projects, overseeing the Institute's civil society and elections support programs in the Palestinian Territories. Previously, he served in NDI's Liberia and Iraq offices and has worked with domestic election observation partners in Nigeria and Yemen. In both Liberia and Iraq, Mr. Evans worked with local partners to organize candidate debates and to field domestic observers and trained party pollwatchers on election day. Mr. Evans has also worked as a desk officer in NDI's Washington D.C.

Following the one-year anniversary of Tunisia’s elections for its National Constituent Assembly (NCA) – the first polls of the Arab Spring – citizens are frustrated by political infighting and the lack of progress on key political and economic issues, according to a new round of NDI focus group research.