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Friday, June 4, 2021
It’s finally summer. Time to get outside, and in some places, enjoy a bit of a reprieve from a challenging year. It’s been a tough one, especially for democratic actors around the world. Democratic activists have never been more at risk. Tools to mobilize around democratic activity have never been more prevalent, while the vulnerability to surveillance and disinformation is overwhelming. NDI has worked hard to integrate technology into all of our programs around the world by helping activists secure their phones and devices, countering disinformation, and scoping the challenges posed by major digital transformations like 5G.
News The remains of a truck in which Chilón, Chiapas, mayoral candidate Pedro Gutiérrez was killed with his son in March.
Election observers issue alert over violence and illegal campaign funding International experts also cited tensions between the government and electoral authorities
Published on Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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A Canadian nongovernmental organization has raised a range of concerns about the electoral process in Mexico, including the prevalence of political violence and the funding of campaigns with ill-gotten money.
Six election experts from Canada and the United States who work with the Delian Project which describes itself as an NGO dedicated to helping jurisdictions implement positive change in the democratic voting process through the application of technology participated in a virtual press conference on Monday to share their views about the current electoral season in Mexico.
30 Jun 2021
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Response to the call of a thousand military personnel
On April 20 and 25, 2021 we published on the site “When the soldiers speak, the hour is serious” as well as “For a return of the honor of our rulers”: 20 generals call on Macron to defend patriotism “.
In response to these publications, Rear Admiral Claude Gaucherand and various officers made the following communiqué which they jointly signed:
RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL OF THE THOUSAND MILITARY PERSONNEL.
Judging that there is danger in the house of France, twenty generals of the second section and more than a thousand soldiers drawn from the reserve cadre have launched an appeal to government authorities. Here without a spirit of controversy is the personal opinion of a group of citizens who have in common to have served for an active period of their lives as officers in one of the three Armed Forces. It is in this capacity that they share an anxiety concerning the present and future of France that more or less in the