News From NDI: Working for Democracy in August 2017

Tuesday, August 29, 2017
News from the National Democratic Institute
On election day in Kenya, NDI’s international observer mission co-leaders talk to reporters about what they are seeing, including long lines of voters that had already formed before polls were open. (L. to R.: Ambassador Aisha Laraba Abdullahi, Rep. Karen Bass, and former Governor Christine Todd Whitman.)

Featured Stories

Democracy stories from around the world on NDI.org

In large numbers, Kenyans cast votes on election day 

Timor-Leste celebrates peaceful parliamentary elections after years of transition

Burma/Myanmar's leading election observation group helps others up their game

#NotTheCost campaign launches a new incident report form in four languages

Staff Insights

From DemocracyWorks, a blog written by NDI staff members

NDI Board Member Robin Carnahan describes how Bitcoin's underlying technology can build public trust  

Connecting the dots between neuroscience and politics 

NDI Vice Chairman and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle reflects on the importance of the involvement of youth in politics 

How smart automation can be used in international development

Supporting Nepal's post-conflict transition from the bottom-up

Central African Republic: Can legitimacy last in the midst of rising violence? 

NDI in the News

Check out what people are saying about NDI

The Washington Post | Kenya votes in bitter presidential race with economy in spotlight but tribal rifts in wings 

Bloomberg | Kenya Risks Election Violence With Mood Polarized

The Washington Post | US chastises Cambodia for curtailing press freedom

Radio Free Europe | Tectonic Shifts Anticipated in Georgian Political Landscape

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