Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

NIMD Magazine 2010 - The NIMD annual report 2009 is integrated in this magazine which offers interviews and reports about the current state of affairs.

In 2009 NIMD, together with FDO and EPD, organised the first International Day of Democracy in the Netherlands. Preparations are underway for this year's event, with the organisers seeking nominations for four Heroes of Democracy.

NIMD's David Prater discusses the recent elections in Malawi, and the role of radio in informing citizens of the programmes of the various political parties contesting the elections.

Interview with NIMD President Bernard Bot: "Development cooperation cannot work if it ends up in the pockets of the ruling clique."

Kampala-based journalist Marcia Luyten discusses the recent signing of an interparty dialogue agreement in Uganda.

Njeri Kebeberi is the Director of the Centre for Multiparty Democracy in Kenya (CMD-K). In the aftermath of the troubled 2007 elections, CMD-K played a visible and constructive role in fostering a multi-actor dialogue.

In this introductory article, NIMD's Executive Director gives an overview of what NIMD has achieved in 2009.

NIMD was founded by seven Dutch political parties in 2000. In NIMD's Magazine 2010, we asked the chaipersons of these seven parties to explain their reasons for supporting NIMD's work. Here are their answers.

Democratic governance still faces great challenges in many countries within the Latin American region. Political institutions remain weak and governments change frequently. Ecuador is no exception.

Marieke van Doorn, Senior Programme Coordinator for the Secretariat of the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), discusses recent events in Zimbabwe, and what her organisation has been doing to promote democracy.