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U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI) released on December 12 part of its commissioned public opinion survey, conducted in second half of November, which shows respondents’ attitudes towards broad range of policy issues.
The poll also includes ratings of political parties and this segment of the survey will be released by NDI on December 17.
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The National Democratic Institute Georgia Office director Luis Navarro says that people , who had not decided who to vote for shortly before elections, made their choices after the prison scandal.
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Villagers took an increasingly vocal stand on land issues during rare opportunities to speak with National Assembly members this past year, according to the National Democratic Institute.
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
12/11/2012
Resource Type:
Press Release
Language:
English
Author:
Luis Navarro and Ian T. Woodward
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
12/12/2012
Resource Type:
Survey Report
Language:
English, Georgian
A survey of public opinion in Georgia, released today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), shows that 79 percent of Georgians think the Oct. 1 parliamentary elections were run well compared to 12 percent who thought there was some level of falsification.
NDI Poll: Georgians Say Elections Were Well Run and Country Headed in Right Direction
A survey of public opinion in Georgia released by NDI shows that 79 percent of Georgians think the Oct. 1 parliamentary elections were run well compared to 12 percent who thought there was some level of falsification.
Author:
Nicole Rowsell and Asma Ben Yahia
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
12/12/2012
Resource Type:
Focus Group Report
Language:
English, Arabic
Author:
Megan Doherty
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
12/09/2012
Resource Type:
Focus Group Report
Language:
English, Arabic
An officer of the Guinean National Police Force and Coordination of Special Forces for Securing the Elections (FOSSEPEL) speaks with members of the press in Conakry, Guinea.
As Guinea prepares for its first legislative elections since a 2008 military coup, the role of the nation’s security forces during the election period has come to the fore.
In 2010 Guineans participated in a democratic election that brought President Alpha Condé to power. Though the armed forces played a constructive role in providing security for that poll, a massacre in 2009, in which the military opened fire on unarmed civilian protesters, still weighs heavily on the minds of Guinean citizens.
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
11/21/2012
Resource Type:
Report
Language:
English
Despite constitutional provisions calling for local elections to occur every five years, none have occurred in Malawi since 2000. In the absence of elected local representation, many Malawian citizens feel powerless to improve the quality of their lives, a focus group research study has found. Despite this frustration, Malawians still strongly embrace democratic ideals and democracy’s ability to empower citizens to participate in their own governance.
Despite constitutional provisions calling for local elections to occur every five years, none have occurred in Malawi since 2000. In the absence of elected local representation, many Malawian citizens feel powerless to improve the quality of their lives, a focus group research study has found. Despite this frustration, Malawians still strongly embrace democratic ideals and democracy’s ability to empower citizens to participate in their own governance.
Author:
Laura L. Thornton
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
11/21/2012
Resource Type:
Report
Language:
English, Khmer