November 4th, 2009 by Zack

The National Democratic Institute has released a press statement discussing efforts between the NDI and major Tunisian opposition parties to observe election processes in the recent presidential election after President Ben Ali banned international election observers.  According to the statement, “Three political parties — Ettajdid, the FDTL and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) — partnered with NDI as they drafted strategies for deploying over 400 party agents to observe the voting, a mandate guaranteed by the constitution.”  The pollwatching process, which met resistance from the government, helped the parties expand their visibility while shedding light on potential electoral misconduct and fraud.  The groups documented voting irregularities that will be presented in a report to national and global media outlets.

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