Election Statement
Resources
NDI Pre-Election Assessment Mission to Benin Highlights Importance of Continued Democratic Strengthening
Cotonou, Benin – A pre-election assessment mission deployed by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and co-led by H.E. Jorge Carlos Fonseca, former president of Cabo Verde, and H.E. Catherine Samba-Panza, former head of state of the transition government of the Central African Republic, visited Benin ahead of the April 12, 2026, presidential election.
NDI Deploys Pre-Election Assessment Mission to Benin
Cotonou, Benin – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) will deploy a pre-election assessment mission to Benin from February 16-20 in the lead up to the April 2026 presidential election.
New GNDEM/NDI Report Highlights Growing Threats to Nonpartisan Citizen Election Observers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Global Network for Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM), in partnership with the National Democratic Institute (NDI), today launched the first ever Report on the Global State of Nonpartisan Citizen Election Observers’ Rights, an assessment of the threats facing election observers worldwide. Elections are a cornerstone of democratic governance and a prerequisite for long-term stability and development.
NDI Condemns Attacks on Nonpartisan Citizen Election Observers and Calls for the Immediate Release of Dr. Sarah Bireete of Uganda
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) expresses its profound concern over the rising incidence of acts to intimidate, threaten or constrain citizen election observers, who protect the fundamental right to vote. In particular, NDI condemns the detention of Dr.
