National Democratic Institute - January 9, 2005 - Back to Resources Page

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

At the invitation of the Palestinian Central Election Commission (CEC), the National Democratic Institute (NDI), in partnership with The Carter Center (TCC), organized a 76- member international delegation to monitor the January 2005 Palestinian presidential election. The delegation was led by former United States President Jimmy Carter, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and former New Jersey Governor and United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, and supported by a grant from the United States Agency for International Development. This observation mission is part of NDI’s comprehensive effort to monitor Palestinian electoral processes. As part of this program, the Institute also observed the recent voter registration process and the first round of local elections conducted in the West Bank on December 23, 2004 and the Gaza Strip on January 27, 2005. The Institute plans to observe subsequent rounds of the local elections as well as the upcoming parliamentary elections.

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National Democratic Institute - January 9, 2005 - Back to Resources Page