Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

This was the advice that Malawi’s former Vice President, Dr. Justin Malewezi offered to 18 politicians drawn from all the member political parties of the Malawi Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD-Malawi) at the graduation ceremony of their political leadership training.

After positive explorative visits and discussions with the South Sudanese political parties throughout 2012, NIMD organised a first multi-party activity with the parliamentary political parties in South Sudan on 27-28 November 2012.

During the mid-November 2012 mission of NIMD to Tanzania, NIMD was present for the last time during the Round Table with political parties and partners in its role of main and longtime co-founding, funding and strategic partner of local organization Tanzania Center for Democracy (TCD).

NIMD Supervisory Board member Mr Eimert van Middelkoop (ChristenUnie) participates

An unforgettable day for the first class of students of the Tunisian School of Politics (TSoP), a memorable day for the NIMD and its partners. After five months of trainings, 30 Tunisian youth politicians received their diploma’s for successfully participating in the practical politics course.

Communication between electoral bodies and political parties is an essential part of any democracy. Mozambique therefore faces a problem, as dialogue between the CNE and political parties there is virtually non-existent.

NIMD's partner in Mali is currently undertaking a project to improve the position of women within political parties. The twelve month project, sponsored by UNDP and UNIFEM, aims to increase women's representation in the 2012 elections.

On 15 June 2010 the first of four dialogue meetings was held in Maputo, bringing together political parties, representatives from the CNE and civil society organisations to debate electoral campaign and political party funding.

Danish researchers and a British consultancy firm, respectively, have praised the Dutch model of party support as the most innovative existing model for supporting political parties in the developing world.

February 5, 2010, will go down in the history of Uganda as an important day. For the first time ever, officials from the country’s major political parties sat together amicably under the same roof and agreed to work towards the consolidation of their multiparty democracy.