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 Incumbent President's Coalition Wins Philippines General Elections 20 May 2013 Former Prime Minister Wins Historic Pakistan Elections 17 May 2013 Incumbent Coalition Retains Power in Malaysian General Elections 13 May 2013 Venezuelan Opposition Formally Contests Election Results 13 May 2013 Retrial of Former Egyptian President Mubarak Resumes on May 11 10 May 2013 Chilean Students Protest for Education Reform 08 May 2013 Caught between the Tides: Democratic Progress and Perils in the Maldives 08 May 2013 Guinea Confronts New Wave of Protests as Election Nears 07 May 2013 Colorado Party Wins Paraguay Election 06 May 2013 World Press Freedom Day 03 May 2013- Opposition Seeks Power Shift in Upcoming Malaysian Election 03 May 2013
 Burundi Legislature Approves Contested Media Law 02 May 2013- Venezuela Swears-In Chávez Successor Amid Protests 23 April 2013
 Mali Presses for Peacekeeping Mission, Remains Committed to Elections 23 April 2013- Electoral Controversies in Pakistan Leading Up to General Election 19 April 2013
 Burma Opposition LeaderAung San Suu Kyi Attends Military Celebration 17 April 2013- Burma Allows Publication of Independent Daily Newspapers 16 April 2013
 Incumbent Wins Disputed Montenegrin Presidential Election 15 April 2013- CSIS Panel Discusses Future of the Americas 15 April 2013
- Brookings Hosts Discussion on Sectarianism after the Arab Spring 12 April 2013
 NED Hosts Panel Discussion on Democracy in Ukraine 12 April 2013- IFES Hosts Panel on Democratic Transformation in the Arab Spring 10 April 2013
- Paraguay Approaches General Elections on April 21 10 April 2013
 Russia Escalates NGO Crackdown 10 April 2013 CCD Board Member Richard Joseph Introduces Africa Demos Forum 08 April 2013 First Woman Prime Minister of Slovenia Forms Government 05 April 2013 Tunisian Crisis Temporarily Averted by Transitional Government 05 April 2013- Leaders of Cape Verde, Malawi, Senegal, and Sierra Leone Discuss Democracy in Africa at USIP 03 April 2013
 Liberia Confirms New Election Commission Leadership Despite Opposition 03 April 2013- IRI Remembers Ambassador Mark Palmer 02 April 2013
 Rebels Seize Power in the Central African Republic 01 April 2013 Mukti Rijal Discusses Democracy Education 28 March 2013 IDASA Closes After 27 Years 28 March 2013- Wilson Center Hosts Discussion on Democracy in Latin America 27 March 2013
 Bhutan King Calls Parliamentary Elections 26 March 2013- Charlottesville Newspaper Discusses CCD Conference, UN, and Democracy 26 March 2013
 Hungary Amends Constitution Despite Opposition 26 March 2013- CCD Board Member Larry Diamond Teaches Free Course on Democracy 25 March 2013
 Zimbabwean Voters Approve New Constitution 25 March 2013- Professor David McQuoid-Mason Presents on Human Rights in South Africa 22 March 2013
 Mongolia Emerging as Regional Force for Democracy and Peace 22 March 2013- The Cyrus Cylinder, One of the Earliest Affirmations of Human Rights, Tours the United States 22 March 2013
- CCD Brings Democracy Education Experts to Charlottesville 22 March 2013
- Egyptian Attorney General Encourages Citizen Arrests 15 March 2013
- New Media Law Restricts Burmese Press Freedom 15 March 2013
 Azerbaijan Government Wages Crackdown on Civil Society 14 March 2013 Kenyatta Declared Winner in Kenyan Presidential Election, Opposition Challenges Results 13 March 2013- iCivics Engages Students in Democracy Education 13 March 2013
- Venezuela at a Crossroads: Life after Chávez 08 March 2013
- Clashes Erupt Following Guinea Opposition Protest 07 March 2013
- IFES Hosts Democracy Education Panel on Civic Engagement and Democracy 07 March 2013
- Conference Discusses Constitutionalism and Human Rights in Tunisia 07 March 2013
- Carnegie’s Muhammad Faour Discusses Democracy Education in the Arab World 04 March 2013
- Indonesian President Writes Preface for CCD's Military Handbook 01 March 2013
- Latest Political Crisis in the Maldives Resolved 01 March 2013
 Rafael Correa Reelected President of Ecuador 27 February 2013- Parties Reach Agreement on Elections in Nepal 26 February 2013
- Brookings Hosts Discussion on Upcoming Kenyan General Election 22 February 2013
 Armenian Opposition Disputes Election Results 21 February 2013- Thomas Friedman on the Need for Change in Egypt 20 February 2013
 Historic International Court in Senegal to Try Former Chadian President 20 February 2013 Freedom House and ADHRB Host Panel on Democratic Reform in Bahrain as Manama Protests Intensify 19 February 2013- CCD Military Handbook Project Director Admiral Dennis Blair Discusses Democracy in Bahrain 19 February 2013
- Mali Announces July Elections 15 February 2013
- Kenya Holds First Presidential Debate in Anticipation of Elections 14 February 2013
- Burma Creates Committee to Release Remaining Political Prisoners 13 February 2013
 FIDH Releases Report on Internet Freedom in Vietnam 13 February 2013- CCD to Host Democracy Education Conference in Charlottesville 13 February 2013
- Tunisia in Crisis after Assassination of Opposition Leader 08 February 2013
- CCD Vice President Mark Palmer Dies at 71 08 February 2013
- Maldives Government Announces Date for Presidential Election 07 February 2013
- CCD President to Speak at Conference on Preventing Mass Atrocities 07 February 2013
 Swaziland Opposition Calls for Election Boycott, Demands Democratic Reforms 07 February 2013- Vietnamese Persecution of Political Activists Continues 06 February 2013
 Obama Sends Message to Kenyans as Country Prepares to Hold Elections 05 February 2013- Pakistani Cleric Protests Corruption, Demands Electoral Reform 05 February 2013
 In Unexpected Move, Australian Prime Minister Sets Date for General Election 04 February 2013 Former Prime Minister Elected President of the Czech Republic 01 February 2013- Egypt Two Years Later: Old Rivals, New Players, and Familiar Protests 31 January 2013
- Zimbabwe Announces New Proposed Constitution30 January 2013
- Larry Diamond: Why Wait for Democracy? 30 January 2013
 Jordan Opposition Boycotts Election, Demands Reform 29 January 2013- CCD Senior Adviser Max Kampelman Dies at 92 29 January 2013
 NED Hosts Panel Discussion on Democracy in Georgia 28 January 2013 Turkish Parliamentarian Safak Pavey Speaks at Georgetown University 25 January 2013- IFES Identifies Elections to Watch in 2013 25 January 2013
 No Justice: Sri Lankan President Removes Judge Over Court Objections 24 January 2013- Hungarian Court Strikes Down Restrictivel Electoral Law 24 January 2013
- Working Papers from the Council on Foreign Relations Call for Increased and Reformed Democratic Cooperation 23 January 2013
 Michael J. Totten Discusses Liberalization in Morocco 22 January 2013- CCD Co-Sponsors Pluralism and Democracy Conference in Paris 22 January 2013
 Libya Congress Struggles amid Violence and Parliamentary Gridlock 18 January 2013- Brookings Foreign Poilcy Experts Call for US Democracy Support 18 January 2013
- Freedom House Warns of Backsliding Democracy in Freedom of the World 2013 Report 17 January 2013
- Venezuela Delays Inauguration Despite Opposition Concerns 17 January 2013
 Ghana Swears-In New President Amid Controversy 15 January 2013 Polish Diplomat Named to Head European Endowment for Democracy 14 January 2013- Vietnam Crackdown on Free Speech Intensifies 11 January 2013
- Bahrain Democracy Activists' Sentences Upheld by Final Court of Appeals 11 January 2013
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