The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.

Since the transition from military rule in 1980, Honduras has made significant progress in strengthening its democratic institutions. However, recent elections have been marked by accusations of fraud and administrative problems that have undermined the confidence of citizens in the integrity of the electoral process. Electoral reforms passed in 2007 aim to address some of these issues, but also bring new challenges such as decentralizing the vote count to the municipal and departmental levels.

In response to these challenges, the Institute is working to safeguard the integrity of the 2009 election process by helping independent Honduran civic organizations to observe the 2008 primary elections, as well as the pre-electoral, voting and counting process in the 2009 general elections.

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