Subject: News from NDI: Working for Democracy in May 2016
From: "National Democratic Institute" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2016 09:33:05 -0400

Amy Klobuchar Keynotes Albright Lunch, Political Reform in Guatemala,
Slovakia Holds Elections, Post-Election Guatemala 

 		News from the National Democratic Institute

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 		"Because of courageous women anything is possible," said Senator Amy
Klobuchar in her keynote remarks at the 2016 Madeleine K. Albright
Luncheon.

Featured Stories 

Democracy stories from around the world on NDI.org [1] 

NDI's 2016 Madeleine K. Albright Luncheon featured keynote remarks by U.S.
Senator Amy Klobuchar. Read highlights [2] and watch the full program [3]. 

Guatemala passed the historic Law on Elections and Political Parties (LEPP)
[4], which improves the country's electoral and political system. 

Twenty-two members of parliament from nine countries share their thoughts
on parliament's role in supporting government integrity [5] while on an
exchange in Washington, D.C. 

Twenty-five Latin American political leaders met in Lima, Peru [6], to
discuss the difficulties facing political parties globally and successful
approaches for reform. 

Moroccan women from across the political, generational, regional and
ideological spectrum shared strategies for achieving political equity [7]. 

NDI staff assess the results of Slovakia's March 5 parliamentary elections
[8], which resulted in a political shake-up. 

Staff Insights 

From DemocracyWorks [9], a blog written by NDI staff members 

Sehrish Naseem, the 2016 Andi Parhamovich Fellow, recounts how she defied
traditional gender roles in Pakistan to become an advocate for women's
political empowerment [10]. 

In a guest post, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar writes that women are a force
for civility and effectiveness in politics [11]. 

Through the "Voices from Guatemala" [12] series, NDI shares the stories of
inclusion and change that local partner organizations and observers
experienced after the October 2015 elections. 

Reactor, an NDI partner and 2016 Madeleine K. Albright Grant recipient, is
making a difference for gender equality and democracy [13] in Macedonia. 

NDI in the News 

NDI elections expert, Pat Merloe, testified before the House Foreign
Affairs Committee [14] on how the U.S. can be a better partner in
supporting democratic development in Africa. 

NDI's Chris Fomunyoh testified before the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee [15] on how democracy and good governance can be an antidote to
violent extremism. 

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