Malawi Holds First-Ever Presidential Debate April 22

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For the first time in the history of democracy in Malawi, the country will hold presidential candidate debates which are slated forApril 22 and 29 and May 6, 2014 organised by the National Media Institute of Southern Africa—Malawi Chapter—and approved by Malawi Electoral Commission.

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The Newfound Political Power of Afghan Youth

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On Saturday, amid the cold and rain, an estimated 7 million Afghans headed to the polls to choose from a roster of presidential candidates whose average age is 63.

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In Memory of Adolfo Suarez

NDI mourns the death of former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez, one of the pivotal figures in Spain’s democratic transition. Mr. Suarez was chosen by King Juan Carlos to dismantle Spain’s authoritarian political system after the death of dictator General Francisco Franco in 1975, and to steer the country to democracy. In 1977 he became prime minister after winning Spain’s first free elections in 41 years. Mr.

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Despite Threats of Violence, Afghans Demonstrate Determination to Move Democratic Process Forward

WASHINGTON, DC—In stark defiance of the threat of violence, Afghan voters went to the polls in apparent record numbers April 5 in presidential and provincial council elections that could mark the first democratic transfer of power in the nation’s history.

“Voters throughout the country demonstrated their determination to move the country’s fragile democratic process forward,” the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said in a preliminary statement.

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