Regional Youth Consultations Focus on the Promotion of Human Rights in Africa
For Immediate Release
Accra, August 12, 2016 - The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) deployed an international delegation to Ghana from August 8 - 12, 2016. The purpose of the mission was to assess preparations for the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections and support Ghana’s efforts to conduct peaceful and credible polls.
ACCRA, Ghana – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) are fielding a joint delegation to assess preparations for Ghana’s December 7, 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections. The delegation includes regional and election experts from North America and Africa: Ambassador (retired) Johnnie Carson, former U.S.
TBILISI – Poll results released today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and CRRC Georgia reveal that the majority of Georgians still believes the country is not changing at all (34%) or going in the wrong direction (33%), while a quarter (25%) of Georgians believe the country is going in the right direction. This represents a steady decline over the last few years but a slight improvement since NDI’s March 2016 poll.
LIBREVILLE – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) released today its Report on the Pre-Election Mission to Gabon. From May 29 to June 3, NDI deployed an international delegation to Gabon in order to assess preparations for the 2016 presidential poll and to support Gabonese efforts at ensuring a peaceful, transparent and credible election.

TBILISI – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) announced today that it will conduct a pre-election assessment mission focused on Georgia's parliamentary election scheduled for October 8. The mission is a demonstration of the international community’s continuing support for democratic processes in Georgia and is intended to help promote public confidence in the electoral process.
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TBILISI – Poll results released today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and CRRC Georgia reveal dissatisfaction in the country’s political institutions, with Georgians believing their representatives are inaccessible and fail to address issues that matter to them.