“As parliamentary elections approach in October, Georgia has a chance to reaffirm its position as a democratic leader in the Eurasia region,” said Ambassador Derek Mitchell, President of the National Democratic Institute, at the conclusion of a visit to the country. “NDI will remain steadfast in its commitment to support Georgian democracy during this critical year, and for years to come.”
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is deeply concerned by the government of Togo’s expulsion of three NDI employees from the country. The NDI employees traveled to Togo transparently and in compliance with the country’s immigration laws to provide technical assistance to a local, non-partisan civil society coalition that intended to monitor the February 22 presidential election.
TBILISI – With less than a year before elections, poll results released today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and CRRC-Georgia show that Georgians continue to lose faith in the direction of their country, with 53 percent believing the country is going in the wrong direction and only 19 percent saying right direction. Further, 59 percent do not believe Georgia is a democracy now, a significant increase from 46 percent just one year ago in December 2018.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and its four core grantees, the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the International Republican Institute (IRI), the Solidarity Center, and the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) are deeply gratified that the U.S.
Conakry, Guinea - The Joint National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF) international delegation has released its preliminary findings from the pre-election assessment mission conducted between December 9-13 in Conakry, Guinea, based on extensive meetings with a wide range of stakeholders.
Conakry, Guinea – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF) will send a joint international delegation to Guinea to assess preparations for legislative elections currently scheduled for February 2020. The assessment will take place from December 9-13, 2019.
The high-level delegation consists of the following members:
WASHINGTON - The National Democratic Institute noted the People’s Republic of China announcement that it will sanction international non-governmental organizations, including the National Democratic Institute (NDI), in response to the recently passed U.S. legislation focused on human rights and democracy in Hong Kong. The details of those announced sanctions remain unknown.
TUNIS, Tunisia — Today, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) joint international election observation mission released its preliminary statement with findings and recommendations following Tunisia’s runoff presidential election.
NDI condemns the murder on October 7 of Anastacio Matavele, in XaiXai, Mozambique, eight days before national elections. Anastacio was the leader of a nonpartisan election observation organization in Mozambique and reportedly had just participated in an observer preparation session for the Civil Society Training Center and the NGO League of Mozambique (JOINT).
Tunis, Tunisia – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) today announced the arrival of their joint Election Observation Mission (EOM) for Tunisia’s presidential runoff on October 13.
