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Legislative Candidate Vetting Mechanisms in Latin American Political Parties
Few comparative studies exist on internal party candidate selection and vetting processes, resulting in a dearth of examples that political parties can draw from to establish and/or strengthen their internal review and selection mechanisms. This study aims to begin to fill this gap. The study provides an extensive literature review and case studies on how parties in Latin America have explored and implemented candidate vetting processes.

Tunisian Citizens Express Their Views on the Parliament, Upcoming Elections and Political Parties
After having been postponed on many occasions for technical and political reasons, Tunisia held municipal elections May, 6, 2018. More than 53,000 candidates, representing 2,074 lists all over the country, ran for seats on municipal councils. Municipal elections represented an important landmark for the implementation of Article Seven of the Tunisian Constitution.

Tunisia Pre-Election Assessment Mission Statement
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) deployed an international delegation to Tunisia from July 30 - August 2, 2019.

Joint NDI/IRI International Election Observation Delegation Releases Recommendations Ahead of Tunisia's September Presidential Election
Tunisia - Today, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) joint pre-election assessment mission delegation released its pre-election statement of findings and recommendations for Tunisia’s presidential and parliamentary elections.

NDI Poll: Iraqis welcome improved security and social cohesion, but discontent with government undermines stability
With funding provided by the UK Conflict Stability and Security Fund, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) recently completed an independent public opinion survey throughout Iraq. Key survey findings show that the social fabric within Iraq is strengthening, as security conditions improve.