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NDI Expresses Serious Concern About Afghanistan Runoff Election Dispute

KABUL – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) today expressed deep concern over the dispute emerging from Afghanistan’s June 14 presidential runoff election. Candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has withdrawn his supporters from observing the vote tally and threatened to reject the election results, citing what he asserts is the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC’s) high estimated turnout rate as well as bias on the part of IEC officials.

Afghanistan Election Lays Groundwork for Historic Transfer of Power, NDI Mission Finds

KABUL - Setting the stage for the historic transfer of power from one democratically elected government to the next, Afghans came out in large numbers June 14 to participate in the nation's first presidential runoff election.

NDI Observers Praise Ukrainians for Commitment to Democracy, Unity and Sovereignty in Well-Run Presidential Election

KYIV, UKRAINE—By conducting a generally well-run presidential election in the face of significant challenges, Ukrainians achieved a democratic milestone, according to the National Democratic Institute (NDI), which released a preliminary statement today with the findings of its international election observation mission for Sunday’s polls.

MESN Preliminary Statement on the Conduct of the 2014 Tripartite Elections

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 21, 2014

Contact:

Steve Duwa, Malawi Electoral Support Network, 0888644813

BLANTYRE - Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre. While voting is still underway at 45 polling stations, the process has concluded for the vast majority of the country.

MESN Election Day Situational Statement 2

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 20, 2014

Contact:

Steve Duwa, Malawi Electoral Support Network, 0888644813

BLANTYRE - MESN Observers report that while a significant number of polling stations opened late across the country, particular in southern region as previously reported by MESN, that as of 8:00am at least 85% of polling stations were open and that as of mid-day at least 95% were open.