Westminster Foundation for Democracy

WFD

Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) was set up, on the initiative of political parties represented in the UK Houses of Parliament, in response to the wave of democratisation that took place across Eastern Europe and elsewhere. Its purpose: to help build pluralist democratic institutions overseas. After the Cold War, it supported the transition to pluralist democracy – where different ethnic groups, interests and beliefs coexist and cooperate within the political system – in former Soviet Union countries and in Sub-Saharan Africa following transitions from one-party states. Since then, WFD has expanded both its remit and geographic footprint to become one of the leading democracy assistance organisations globally.
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