Mission will be conducted from October 8-12
Dhaka, Bangladesh – The joint International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) pre-election assessment mission (PEAM) arrived in Bangladesh to follow electoral preparations and conduct an independent and impartial assessment.
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) was awarded a medal by the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, in recognition of its role in supporting the 1988 plebiscite that ended the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet and enabled the country’s return to democracy.
In order to conduct an independent and impartial assessment of the status of electoral preparations, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) will deploy a joint Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) to Bangladesh from October 8-12.
NDI congratulates the Republic of Kosovo on its admission to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) during its summit in Tallinn, Estonia on September 6 - 7, 2023. “This milestone highlights the impressive progress of Kosovo’s young democracy,” said Nancy Soderberg, NDI’s Senior Country Director in Kosovo. “On behalf of NDI, I congratulate the government of Kosovo, especially the Forum on Transparency, for its critical role in paving the way for Kosovo's admission to OGP."
With democratic governance under increasing pressure from autocratic expansion, corrupt networks, and multiple, overlapping environmental crises, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) redoubles its commitment to democratic unity and the principles of transparency, accountability and integrity through its robust engagement in the 2023 Global Summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) to be held in Tallinn, Estonia from September 4 - 8.
Washington, D.C.- National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) Board Member, Stacey Abrams, will lead the delegation attending the Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD2023) in Kigali, Rwanda from July 17-20.
Washington, D.C.- Today, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI) Joint International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) released its final report on the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria.
The “New Realities of Citizen Election Observation in Africa Summit” was held in response to the changing nature of elections in Africa and around the world. From May 9 to 11, leaders from 24 citizen observer organizations from 20 countries from across Africa met in Accra, Ghana to strategize on how to better safeguard elections.
The Joint National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) Election Observation Mission in Nigeria issued the following statement:
“We strongly condemn the assassination of Mr. Oyibo Chukwu, senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for Enugu East, and all acts of election violence.
Abuja, Nigeria – The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) announce the deployment of a joint international election observation mission (IEOM) to Nigeria.
