Subject: News from NDI: [FILM] The Match That Sparked A Revolution for Democracy in Tunisia
From: "National Democratic Institute" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:52:51 -0500

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 		FILM: The Match That Sparked A Revolution for Democracy in Tunisia [3]

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 		November 2015

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"The yearning to express one's views without fear comes as naturally to
people who dwell near the Mediterranean or Red Seas as it does to those
living along the Potomac," said SECRETARY MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT in her
remarks at NDI's annual Democracy Award Dinner. "For all who take issue
with that statement I have a simple response: go and visit Tunisia. Because
what is happening there, in the birthplace of the Arab Spring, disproves
the conventional wisdom that democracy is unattainable in that region."
Read more » [4] 

NDI's Matt Dippell Quoted in New York Times Column [5] 

NDI's global debate program adviser and deputy regional director for Latin
America and the Caribbean, Matt Dippell, was quoted in a column by Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalist Tina Rosenberg. The article credits a movement for
candidate debates for shifting African elections away from identity
politics and toward campaigns that focus on the issues. 

"Africa is a leader in this [candidate debates] movement," Dippell said.
"In the last 10 years there has been a remarkable wave of debates, and
interest in holding more." Read more » [6] 

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Burmese Vote in the Country's First Open National Election in 25 Years [7]
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Millions of Burmese citizens went to the polls on November 8 to vote in the
country's most competitive elections since 1990, and the first national
elections in 25 years with participation from the major opposition party.
NDI supported four civil society organizations monitoring the elections,
deploying over 5,000 citizen-observers.​ Read more » [7] 

The Global Summit Changes the Conversation on Open Government [8] [8] 

The 2015 Global Summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) marked a
global shift in the open government movement, broadening its scope to
include engagement beyond the executive branch and "going subnational."
Read more » [8] 

New Guide Helps Parties Understand Tech 'Dos and Don'ts' [9] [9] 

NDI launched a new website to serve as a resource for political parties
that want to use technology to improve the way they function. "Technology:
A Planning Guide for Political Parties" gives advice on common pitfalls
political parties experience and potential pathways for success when
implementing technology projects.​ Read more » [9] 

NDI Convenes Gathering of Candidate Debate Moderators [10] [10] 

"A moderator is not the show or star of the program. The candidates and
issues are," said Bernard Shaw, CNN anchor emeritus and two-time moderator
and panelist of U.S. presidential debates, addressing the third
International Debate Best Practices Symposium -- the largest ever global
gathering of candidate debate moderators. Read more » [10] 

NDI Poll on LGBTI Issues in the Balkans is a Call to Action [11] [11] 

Young, educated and urban residents in six countries in the Balkans show
measurable support for LGBTI rights, but most respondents to a regional
poll released by NDI do not believe that LGBTI people should be able to
live openly based on equal rights. The poll is a guidepost and a call to
action to LGBTI groups seeking equal rights for their communities. Read
more » [11] 

Political Leaders Share Coalition Best Practices in New Publication [12]
[12] 

In a new NDI and Oslo Center publication, experienced political leaders who
have worked in party coalitions in their own countries share their
perspectives on how to make coalition-building efforts successful. Read
more » [12] 

DemWorks Blog | Successful Observation of Côte d'Ivoire Election Builds
Credibility of Civil Society [13] 

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A largely peaceful presidential election held on October 25 was the first
since Côte d'Ivoire's disputed 2010 poll. Successful citizen election
observation efforts helped civil society organizations in Côte d'Ivoire
establish their credibility, which was damaged after conflicting reports in
2010 helped fuel post-election violence.​ Read more » [13] 

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