WASHINGTON – The National Democratic Institute (NDI, or the Institute) announced today the start of a series of high-level meetings ahead of the 2021 Georgian municipal elections. The meetings aim to demonstrate support for  Georgia’s democratic development and European and Euro-Atlantic integration and reinforce the international community’s expectation for adherence by all to the principles of genuine democratic elections and political processes. 

Washington, D.C. – As part of a Limited Election Observation Mission for Ethiopia (LEOME), the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) announce the release of their joint report on Ethiopia’s June 21, 2021 national elections. The report (found on IRI and NDI websites respectively) offers a comprehensive assessment of the electoral environment and is informed by the LEOME’s ongoing remote analysis since April and limited in-country technical assessment.

The National Democratic Institute’s (NDI’s) guide on Supporting Social Accountability Campaigns with Sample-Based Observation is a resource for social accountability advocates to determine when and how to utilize sample-based observation (SBO) to strengthen their advocacy campaigns where processes can be independently observed, objectively measured and are large enough in scale to be sampled.

En febrero de 2020, la Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador, aprobó una reforma al Código de la Democracia. En junio de 2020, el NDI presentó su primera Cartilla informativa sobre las reformas al Código de la Democracia y los cambios que representarían para el próximo proceso electoral. Un año después, el NDI presenta su segunda Cartilla “Implementación de las Reformas al Código de la Democracia - Proceso Electoral 2021” desarrollada por el equipo del NDI en Ecuador en conjunto con un consultor local, Diego Cevallos Salgado, así como varios socios locales.

On June 18, 2021, 59 million Iranians will be eligible to vote in the country's Thirteenth Presidential and Sixth City and Village Council elections. These elections will also include runoff elections for the Parliament and Assembly of Records. There is speculation that this presidential election could serve as a bellwether for an eventual transfer of power to a new Supreme Leader. The elections also take place against the backdrop of heightened voter disaffection and calls for an active boycott, with turnout anticipated to be lower than in previous contests.