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Venezuela remains bitterly divided politically seven years after failed coup leader Hugo Chavez was elected to the presidency by capitalizing on the failures of the traditional political parties . prepared a lengthy " Working Document " raising key issues , such as the release of political prisoners , return of exiles , privatization , and preservation of free education and health care systems . Through the civic education effort , NDI helped both partner and recipient grassroots NGOs increase their organizational capacities by learning to develop and organize voter education efforts in 21 Guatemalan departments - reaching more than 10,000 pollwatchers and 40,000 voters directly . Summer began with a few trips to the beach with my best friend Shawn . In September 2002 , the Institute began working with secondary-school students through a civic education program called Democracy For All . Amidst ongoing political instability and economic stagnation , Paraguay held general elections in April 2003 in which the ruling Colorado party won the presidency - continuing the party 's uninterrupted dominance of Paraguayan politics for almost a half century . Recent elections reflect the rise of regional parties and the left wing coalition of parties , Democratic Independent Pole movement ( PDI ) . And although he was limited by a third-grade vocabulary ( and still is ) , Shawn informed later that the basic idea was to catch the object in motion just before the point of impact . Meanwhile , in partnership with the Algerian Muslim Scouts , the Institute began a civic education program that engaged 200 voting age youth in monthly discussions on democratic institutions and practices in 2005 .