Kiesraad Competitors

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that believes a world rooted in freedom—where people have a say in how they’re governed and leaders are accountable to their people—fosters more stability, security and prosperity for everyone. NDI envisions a world where democracy and freedom prevail, with dignity for all. Since its founding in 1983, NDI has worked with local partners in 130 countries and territories, bringing together individuals and groups to share ideas, knowledge, experiences and expertise. Partners receive broad exposure to best practices in international democratic development that can be adapted to the needs of their own countries. NDI’s multinational approach reinforces the message that while there is no single democratic model, certain core principles are shared by all democracies. The Institute’s work upholds the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It also promotes the development of institutionalized channels of communications among citizens, political institutions and elected officials, and strengthens their ability to improve the quality of life for all citizens.

Ideas. Action. Results. Our mission: - Build connections. - Negotiate policy. - Achieve bipartisan solutions. - Improve lives. The Bipartisan Policy Center and Bipartisan Policy Center Action spend every day getting stuff done for democracy. No organization in America has a better track record of fostering relationships and bringing together the left and the right to produce real results. We combine the best ideas from both parties to promote health, security, opportunity, and civic participation for all Americans. We are on the ground doing the hard work. We deliver the direct support and policy insights members of Congress need to craft legislation that actually passes.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is an intergovernmental organization with a mission to support democracy worldwide. Our mission: We advance democracy worldwide, as a universal human aspiration and an enabler of sustainable development, through support to the building, strengthening and safeguarding of democratic political institutions and processes at all levels. International IDEA produces comparative knowledge, as well as contributing to the public debate on democracy and assists in strengthening process, reforms, institutions and actors that build, advance and safeguard democracy, with a focus on electoral processes, constitution-building, democracy assessment, and political participation and representation. Mainstreamed across all our work are gender and inclusion, conflict sensitivity and sustainable development. International IDEA brings this knowledge to national and local actors who are working for democratic reform, and facilitates dialogue in support of democratic change. In its work, International IDEA aims for: - Increased capacity, legitimacy and credibility of democracy - More inclusive participation and accountable representation - More effective and legitimate democracy cooperation International IDEA works worldwide. It has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and offices in the Africa and West Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe regions. International IDEA is a Permanent Observer to the United Nations. *Disclaimer: Maps presented in our posts do not imply on the part of the Institute any judgement on the legal status of any territory or the endorsement of such boundaries, nor does the placement or size of any country or territory reflect the political view of International IDEA. Maps are used in order to add visual clarity to data.