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Xbl Cjooyigm Ant0 A ]astl jeXidl agh _lsjurnls:

A Mlglrac Lclntijg ^plniac _lpjrtEloruary ?61. Carml igvlstdlgt je rlsjurnls

8. Njgnlrgs jvlr orlakigm tbl caw


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^plniac Mlglrac Lclntijg _lpjrt

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Igtrjhuntijg

I susplnt tbis was a pilnl je clmiscatijg tbat mjt a oit jut je bagh tbly nrlatlh

a djgstlr.

- Blah je Vuocin Aeeairs, blactb nbarity

_inbarh Mrassj, tbl ejrdlr Nbairdag je tbl Glw Yjrk ^tjnk Lxnbagml, jgnl saih0 Nclarcytblrl arl acways ugigtlghlh njgslqulgnls je agy clmiscativl jr rlmucatjry ant tbat's taklg igtbl blat je oattcl. ]l arl gjt surl wbltblr Mrassj citlraccy dlagt tidls je war, jr tblnjgstagt eray je pjcitinac eimbtigm wbinb nbarantlrisls jur pjcitinac systlds jg ojtb sihls jetbl Atcagtin. ]bltblr jr gjt tbl tbirh slntjrs njjrhigatlh armudlgts amaigst tbl CjooyigmAnt lclvatl its passaml tbrjumb Varciadlgt tj tbl blat je oattcl is agjtblr hloatl, outwbat jur rlslarnb bas sbjwg uglquivjnaccy is tbat tbis clmiscatijg bas bah a dyriah je

ugigtlghlh njgslqulgnls. Xbl daig njgslqulgnls arl jvlrcappigm agh carmlcy stld erjdtbl njgeusijg je wbat tbis clmiscatijg antuaccy dlags. ]l lgnjugtlrlh a buml splntrud jeughlrstaghigms agh igtlrprltatijgs ig jur igtlrvilws agh dagy saw it as ignrlasigm tblrlputatijgac risks tbat nbaritils eanl. Xblsl pjtlgtiac risks arl hltaiclh ig tbis rlpjrt, acjgmwitb tbl ugigtlghlh njgslqulgnls.Xbis rlpjrt mrlw jut je gep^yglrmys jwg leejrts tj ughlrstagh tbl Xragsparlgny jeCjooyigm, Gjg-Varty Nadpaimgigm agh Xrahl \gijg Ahdigistratijg Ant ?618 (Cjooyigm Ant).It was passlh ig larcy ?618, agh eucc muihagnl was puocisblh oy tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg igcatl suddlr. gep^yglrmy olmag tbis prj`lnt oy attldptigm tj writl jur jwg muihagnl ejrnbaritils jg wbinb je tblir antivitils wlrl djst ciklcy tj ol idpantlh ig tbl rug-up tj tblmlglrac lclntijg. Bjwlvlr, it sjjg olnadl nclar tbat tbl vamulglss je sjdl je tbl muihagnlerjd tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg antuaccy dakls nrlatigm rlnjddlghatijgs ejr nbaritils ahieeinuct clmac issul. Erjd njgvlrsatijgs witb dldolrs je tbl Nbarity Varciadlgtary Djgitjr,wl kglw tbat dagy wlrl sllkigm clmac ahvinl ejr tblir jrmagisatijgs. Ig cimbt je tbis, wlrlacislh tbat ratblr tbag ahhigm tj wbat jgl ncilgt nacclh tbl gjisl nrlatlh oy dagiejch(agh jetlg njgecintigm) ahvinl issulh oy dagy tbirh slntjr ojhils, it wjuch ol djrl usleuc(agh igtlrlstigm) tj lxpcjrl bjw nbaritils wlrl antuaccy lgmamigm witb, agh oligm idpantlhoy, tbis clmiscatijg.

Dltbjhjcjmy- Xbis rlpjrt is oaslh jg 19 ig-hlptb igtlrvilws witb puocin aeeairs agh nadpaimgigm

prjelssijgacs wjrkigm ejr 19 hieelrlgt nbaritils ig tbl \K. Xblsl igtlrvilws tjjk pcanljg tbl pbjgl oltwllg 1


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Carml igvlstdlgt je rlsjurnls

Xblrl njuch bavl ollg ear djrl hisnussijg ig a njgstruntivl way, witbjutnbaritils gjw bavigm tj wastl tblir tidl jg igtlrprltigm tbl caw agh tbus gjtsplghigm tidl jg anbilvigm tblir nbaritaocl mjacs.

- Blah je Vuocin Aeeairs, sjniac wlcearl nbarity

Dagy pljpcl wl spjkl tj elct tbat tbl hraig jg rlsjurnls was tbl oimmlst idpant je tblCjooyigm Ant jg tblir jrmagisatijg. Njdigm tj mrips witb tbis clmiscatijg bas njst tblddjgly (ig tbl ejrd je ells paih ejr clmac ahvinl) agh staee tidl (igtlrprltigm tbl clmiscatijg,attlghigm dlltigms witb jtblr jrmagisatijgs, njgelrrigm witb tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg,writigm igtlrgac muihagnl agh hissldigatigm it tbrjumbjut tbl jrmagisatijg), ojtb je wbinbwjuch bavl jtblrwisl ollg uslh tj eurtblr tbl jrmagisatijgs nbaritaocl mjacs.

Xbl adjugt je staee tidl agh djgly splgt varilh wihlcy adjgmst jrmagisatijgs, out acc jetbld lxplghlh sjdl rlsjurnls jg lgmamigm witb tbis clmiscatijg, agh sjdl puocin aeeairsprjelssijgacs lxprlsslh njgnlrgs at tbl adjugt je tblir jwg tidl tbat bas ollg rlquirlhjvlr tbl past ylar. Jgl Blah je Vuocin Aeeairs erjd ag igtlrgatijgac hlvlcjpdlgt nbaritylxpcaiglh0]l bavl splgt a buml adjugt je tidl mjigm tbrjumb lvlry cigl, lvlry pbraslagh wjrrilh tbat ejr sdacclr jrmagisatijgs cankigm rlsjurnls, tbis ourhlg njuch ol nrippcigm.

Ie ag jrmagisatijg hjls gjt rlmistlr witb tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg, agh is glvlr suo`lnt tjag igvlstimatijg, tbl rlsjurnls igvlstlh ig igtlrprltigm tbl Ant tbis ylar arl a jgl-jee.Bjwlvlr, tbjsl wbinb bavl rlmistlrlh witb tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg wicc eanl ag jgmjigmahdigistrativl njdditdlgt tj djgitjr agh rlpjrt acc rlmucatlh antivitils ig tbl rug-up tj tbl

mlglrac lclntijg. Xbl Blah je Vuocin Aeeairs ejr a sjniac wlcearl nbarity hlsnriolh tblahdigistrativl ourhlg je oligm rlmistlrlh as ojtbjvlrwblcdigmaghugglnlssary. ^blwlgt jg tj lxpcaig tbat sbl kglw je at clast jgl nbarity wbinb was sllkigm tj hl-rlmistlrwitb tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg as tbly elct tbl ahdigistrativl ourhlg was tjj blavy.

Xj ag jutsihlr, hlsnrioigm tbl ahdigistratijg assjniatlh witb tbis clmiscatijg asjvlrwblcdigm day slld byplrojcin. Aetlr acc, bjw dunb tidl nag a oit je lxtra paplrwjrkrlaccy njst a nbarity: Xbl agswlr is, wl ejugh ejr sjdl nbaritils, a mrlat hlac. Xbl orlahtbje antivitils pjtlgtiaccy njvlrlh oy tbis clmiscatijg dlags tbat dagy nbaritils bavl put igpcanl glw strunturls tj lvacuatl agh dlasurl agy antivity wbinb day ol rlmucatlh. Jglnjddjg nbagml tj igtlrgac prantinl igncuhlh kllpigm a cjm agh annjugt je tbl njst ejr agy

lxtlrgac njdduginatijg, igncuhigm Eanlojjk pjsts, ocjms agh twllts. Agjtblr was atimbtlgigm je djgitjrigm je agy lxtlrgac njdduginatijg, witb slgijr staee rlquirlh tj rlvilwacc lxtlrgac puocinatijgs olejrl tbly wlrl puocisblh. Ig jgl lxtrldl lxadpcl, agy ocjmartincl oy agy dldolr je staee wbinb njuch ol sllg as pjcitinac wjuch ol slgt tj tbl NLJ jetbl nbarity ejr rlvilw olejrl puocinatijg. Dagy je tbl nbagmls ig strunturls wl wlrl tjch jewitbig jrmagisatijgs wicc bavl simgieinagt agh castigm idpants jg staee tidl.

Ag ignrlaslh ahdigistrativl ourhlg day ol a njgnlrg gjt `ust tj tbjsl witbig a nbarity, outacsj tj its suppjrtlrs. Jur rlslarnb witb tbl mlglrac puocin njgsistlgtcy sbjws tbat hjgjrsarl gjt suppjrtivl je bimb ahdigistrativl njsts. Ighllh, tbl djst jee-puttigm eantjr ejr tbl


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mlglrac puocin wblg njgsihlrigm mivigm tj nbarity is tjj cittcl djgly mjigm tj tbl nausl.1Nbaritils acrlahy eanl simgieinagt nbacclgmls ig njdduginatigm witb tblir suppjrtlrs aojuttbl ahdigistrativl glnlssitils je ruggigm tbl jrmagisatijg. Xbly nlrtaigcy hj gjt wlcnjdlagy clmiscatijg tbat nrlatls glw ahdigistrativl rlquirldlgts.

1Nbarity Awarlglss Djgitjr, gep^yglrmy, ?618.


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Njgnlrgs jvlr orlakigm tbl caw

Dagy nbaritils arl sayigm 'pclasl gjt us, witb rlmarh tj tbl tlst nasl.

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Blah je Vuocin Aeeairs, sjniac wlcearl nbarity

A nbarity njuch eacc ejuc je tbl Cjooyigm Ant ig twj ways; igtlgtijgaccy jr ugigtlgtijgaccy. Ig

acc je jur igtlrvilws, it was nclar tbat gj nbarity wjuch ol igtlgtijgaccy sllkigm tj orlanb it.

Jgl igtlrvilwll lxpcaiglh tbat tbis was olnausl tbl tbirh slntjr is risk avlrsl. Xbis was

lnbjlh oy slvlrac igtlrvilwlls, wbj lxpcaiglh tbat tbl strunturl agh mjvlrgagnl je

nbaritils bas a mrlat hlac je nautijg ouict igtj it. Jgl Blah je Vuocin Aeeairs erjd a sjniac

wlcearl nbarity saih0

]lrl gjt mjigm tj stink jur blahs aojvl tbl paraplt. It wjuch ol a hieeinuct tbigm tj

squarl witb yjur trustlls bjw tbis wjuch ol a part je yjur njrl nbaritaocl aids.

]bicl blr jrmagisatijg wjuch suppjrt rlplacigm tbl Ant, sbl was vlry awarl tbat blr

trustlls wjuch gjt ol suppjrtivl je lxplghigm nbaritaocl rlsjurnls jg nbacclgmigm it. Dagy

jtblr igtlrvilwlls lxpcaiglh tbat tblir jrmagisatijgs wlrl mjigm tj mrlat clgmtbs ig ag

attldpt tj lgsurl tbly wjuch gjt orlanb tbl Cjooyigm Ant agh olnjdl tbl tlst nasl (tbl

eirst lxadpcl je ag jrmagisatijg oligm igvlstimatlh). Ig ahhitijg tj tbl glmativl rlputatijgac

njgslqulgnls je oligm igvlstimatlh oy tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg, nbaritils arl njgnlrglh

tbat sunb ag igvlstimatijg wjuch ol a buml ourhlg jg its rlsjurnls ig tlrds je staee tidl

agh jtblr pjtlgtiaccy simgieinagt njsts, cikl clmac ahvinl. Ejr tblsl rlasjgs, gjt a sigmclnbarity wl spjkl tj summlstlh tbly elct wiccigm tj stink tblir blahs aojvl tbl paraplt.

It tblrlejrl sllds vlry ugciklcy tbat a nbarity wicc igtlgtijgaccy orlanb tbl Ant. Bjwlvlr,

tblrl is a mrlat hlac je njgnlrg ig tbl tbirh slntjr tbat a nbarity njuch ugigtlgtijgaccy orlanb

it. Xwj daig ways ig wbinb a nbarity njuch hj tbis nadl up rlplatlhcy ig jur igtlrvilws. Xbl

daig njgnlrg tbat dagy bah was tbat tbl clmiscatijg (agh muihagnl) is sj vamulcy (agh

tblrlejrl pjtlgtiaccy orjahcy) hleiglh tbat it is hieeinuct tj kgjw wbinb antivitils wjuch orlanb

tbl Ant agh wbinb wjuch gjt. Xbl slnjgh njgnlrg is tbat nbaritils wbinb arl dahl up je

elhlratlh cjnac oragnbls njuch ol igvlstimatlh ie jgl oragnb (jr lvlg jgl ldpcjyll ig jgl

oragnb) was ig orlanb je tbl Ant, wbltblr it was igtlgtijgac jr gjt.

Xbl eirst njgnlrg is eulclh daigcy oy tbl vamul hleigitijgs mivlg ig tbl muihagnl tj tbis

clmiscatijg. Xbl Cjooyigm Ant usls twj hleigitijgs tj hltlrdigl wbinb antivitils day bavl

tblir eughigm rlmucatlh0 tbl purpjsl tlst agh tbl puocin tlst. Xbl purpjsl tlst is hleiglh

as0

Xbly [tbl antivity jr nadpaimg njdprislh je ductipcl antivitilsT nag rlasjgaocy ol rlmarhlh

as igtlghlh tj igeculgnl vjtlrs tj vjtl ejr jr amaigst pjcitinac partils jr natlmjrils je


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naghihatls igncuhigm pjcitinac partils jr natlmjrils je naghihatls wbj suppjrt jr hj gjt

suppjrt partinucar pjcinils jr issuls.?

Xbl puocin tlst is hleiglh as0

Ie tbl antivitils arl acsj aidlh at, sllg jr blarh oy, jr igvjcvl tbl puocin.>

Xbl vamulglss je tbl purpjsl tlst bas clh tj a wihl splntrud je rlantijgs witbig tbl tbirh

slntjr. Adjgmst tbl slntjr prjelssijgacs wl igtlrvilwlh, lgmamldlgt witb tbl Cjooyigm Ant

ragmlh erjd sagmuigl tj ignrlhiocy agxijus. ]l ejugh tbat tbl way ig wbinb hieelrlgt

jrmagisatijgs staee (agh ig dagy nasls clmac tlads) igtlrprltlh tbl purpjsl tlst hltlrdiglh

bjw njgnlrglh tbly wlrl aojut tbl pjssioicity je eaccigm ejuc je tbl Ant. Jgl Blah je Vuocin

Aeeairs ejr a blactb nbarity was rlassurlh oy tbl usl je tbl wjrh rlasjgaocy ig tbl

hleigitijg0 ]bat wjuch a rlasjgaocl dag hj: ]l gllh tj bavl njddjg slgsl aojut tbis.

]l bavl igtlrgac muihagnl, out djst clmac muihagnl is tbat tbis [tbl AntT is gjgslgsl.Xbisdagamlr, acjgm witb tbis jrmagisatijgs clmac tlad, olcilvls tbat a rlasjgaocl plrsjgnjuch

gjt igtlrprlt agy je tblir nadpaimgigm antivitils as sllkigm tj igeculgnl vjtlrs, agh is

tblrlejrl assurlh tbat tbl Ant hjls gjt appcy tj tbld.

Dagy igtlrvilwlls acsj elct tbis clmiscatijg bah ollg pusblh tbrjumb tjj quinkcy, ejrnigm tbl

Lclntjrac Njddissijg tj snradocl tj prjhunl muihagnl ig a sbjrt spanl je tidl, dlagigm

tblrl wasgjt lgjumb njgsuctatijg. Gjt lgjumb rlassuragnl [tj nbaritilsT(Blah je Vuocin

Aeeairs, ^jniac ]lcearl Nbarity). Dagy je tbl carmlr nbaritils wl spjkl tj lxprlsslh njgnlrgs

tbat sdacclr nbaritils, cankigm tbl rlsjurnls tj sllk clmac muihagnl, day ol erimbtlglh igtj

snacigm oank jr nlasigm tblir nadpaimgigm antivitils njdpcltlcy. Xbl puocin aeeairsprjelssijgacs wl igtlrvilwlh olcilvl passijgatlcy ig tbl idpjrtagnl je nbaritils takigm part

ig puocin ciel agh pjcitinac hisnjursl ig jur sjnilty, agh dagy elct it wjuch ol a tramlhy ie tbl

Cjooyigm Ant jostruntlh tbl aoicity je agy nbarity tj hj sj.

^lvlrac igtlrvilwlls elct tbat DVs day njdl tj rlmrlt tbis clmiscatijg as it nurtaics tbl aoicity

je nbaritils tj lgmaml witb tbld ig ways wbinb DVs rlcy jg. Dagy je tbl nbaritils wl spjkl

tj wlrl snacigm oank tbl prjeicl tbly mavl tj DVs wbj suppjrt tbld, witb slvlrac

jrmagisatijgs rldjvigm tbl gadls je naghihatls wbj suppjrt tblir nadpaimgs erjd tblir

wlositls njdpcltlcy.

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Ignrlasigm rlputatijgac risks

I susplnt DVs hjgt rlacisl wbat tblyvl hjgl. Agh tbly bavl as dunb tj cjsl aswl hj.

- Blah je Vuocin Aeeairs, blactb nbarity

Xbl Cjooyigm Ant prlslgts slrijus risks tj nbaritils. Xbl djst jovijus is tbat a nbarity wiccorlak tbl caw. Dagy je tbjsl wl spjkl tj bah rlnlivlh ahvinl hirlntcy erjd tbl LclntjracNjddissijg, agh tblsl jrmagisatijgs elct assurlh tbat, ratblr tbag takigm a pugitivl stagnljg a nbarity ig orlanb je tbl clmiscatijg, it wjuch wjrk witb tbl nbarity tj origm tbld oankigtj njdpciagnl. Ig tlrds je wjrst pjssiocl jutnjdls, jgl Blah je Vuocin Aeeairs ejr a blactbnbarity summlstlh a strjgmcy wjrhlh clttlr was tbl djst ciklcy, wbicl agjtblr Blah jeVuocin Aeeairs ejr a hieelrlgt blactb nbarity was lvlg djrl ocugt0 ]bat arl tbl idpcinatijgsie yju arl sllg tj bavl mjgl jvlr tbl cigl: Yjuh bavl tj rlmistlr. Yju arlgt mjigm tj

prisjg.

Actbjumb tbl datlriac jutnjdls erjd ag igvlstimatijg arl sllg tj ol digjr, tbl pjssioicityje oligm igvlstimatlh ejr orlanbigm tbl Cjooyigm Ant sticc nrlatls buml agxilty ig tbl tbirhslntjr. Vut sidpcy, gj nbarity wagts tj ol sllg tj ol igvlstimatlh oy tbl LclntjracNjddissijg; oligm igvlstimatlh ejr orlakigm tbl caw is tjj ear rldjvlh erjd rlprlslgtigmyjur olgleiniarils. Xbl rlputatijgac hadaml je sunb ag igvlstimatijg tj a nbaritys oraghnjuch cjgm jutcast tbl igvlstimatijg itslce.

Ig jur rlslarnb witb igeculgnlrs, wl kgjw a nbarity oligm pjcitinac is sllg as a glmativlattrioutl. Hurigm jur Jntjolr ?618 rlslarnb witb `jurgacists wbj wjrk witb nbaritils, dagy

je tbld njgecatlh pjcitinac agh oah wblg agswlrigm a qulstijg aojut tbl kly oarrilrseanlh oy hieelrlgt nbarity slntjrs.

A `jurgacist erjd tbl Haicy Lxprlss statlh tbat0 Xblsl nbaritils [lgvirjgdlgt aghnjgslrvatijgT, lsplniaccy jgls njgglntlh tj ncidatl nbagml (ojtb sihls) arl sllg as tjjpjcitinac agh raoih ig tblir vilws. Agjtblr jurgacist erjd Nbagglc 8 Glws nitlh oligm sllgasjvlrtcy zlacjus agh pjcitinac ig tblir nadpaimgsas a kly oarrilr ejr agidac wlcearlnbaritils as wlcc.8

^idicarcy, ig jur @ucy ?618 survly je DVs rlmarhigm tblir vilws jg splniein nbaritils, ,glmativl vilws jetlg statlh tbat partinucar jrmagisatijgs arl pjcitinac. Jgl Njgslrvativl DV,

wblg asklh tj njddlgt jg a sjniac wlcearl nbarity, saih tbis jrmagisatijg wastjj pjcitinacagh njgerjgtatijgac. Njddlgtigm jg tbl sadl nbarity, a Caojur DV acsj elct tbly wlrltjjpjcitinac.


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It is tblrlejrl gjt surprisigm tbat nbaritils arl lxtrldlcy agxijus aojut tbl prjsplnt jeoligm puocincy igvlstimatlh oy tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg, as tbis wjuch acdjst nlrtaigcy clahtj tbld oligm sllg as pjcitinac.As jgl Blah je Vuocin Aeeairs ejr ag agidac wlcearl nbaritylxpcaiglh 0Xbis isgt a clmac issul. Xbis is a plrnlptijg issul.Ie a nbarity is plrnlivlh tj oltjj pjcitinac, tbis nag nausl castigm hadaml tj its aoicity tj wjrk witb `jurgacists agh DVs,

as wlcc as tj its clvlcs je puocin trust. Nbaritils arl rimbt tj ol njgnlrglh aojut tbis. ]l sllig jur rlslarnb tbat tbl caolc pjcitinac hjls mlt attanblh djrl rlmucarcy tj nlrtaigjrmagisatijgs. Jgnl ag jrmagisatijg is oraghlh as pjcitinac, it day njgtigul tj hjm its oraghejr ylars, nausigm castigm rlputatijgac hadaml.


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A eughadlgtac njgecint:

Xblrl is a eughadlgtac ncasb oltwllg tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg agh tbl NbarityNjddissijg. Bjw nag wl rlmistlr as tbirh party nadpaimglr witb tbl Lclntjrac

Njddissijg wblg tbl Nbarity Njddissijg rlquirls us tj gjt sllk tj igeculgnlvjtlrs/ol pjcitinac:


]bicl sjdl `jurgacists agh DVs ignrlasigmcy vilw sjdl nbaritils as pjcitinac, a carml gudolrje tbl tbirh slntjr prjelssijgacs wl igtlrvilwlh strlsslh tbat gjt jgcy hj tbly olcilvl tbatnbaritils arl gjt pjcitinac, out tbat oligm pjcitinac is njgtrahintjry tj tbl vlry hleigitijg jewbat a nbarity is. Xbl nrux je tbis hieelrlgnl je jpigijg day ol partcy tj hj witb bjw tblwjrh pjcitinac is hleiglh oy ojtb auhilgnls. Dagy je tbl tbirh slntjr igtlrvilwlls hleiglhpjcitinac as sllkigm tj igeculgnl vjtlrs ig suppjrt je a partinucar naghihatl jr party. Xbis

njuch acsj ol rlelrrlh tj as oligm party pjcitinac.Acc je tbl pljpcl wl spjkl tj wlrl vlrynclar tbat tblir jrmagisatijgs wjuch glvlr sllk tj hj tbis. Xbl nadpaimgigm antivitils tblyughlrtakl arl glvlr tj lgnjuraml suppjrt ejr a naghihatl jr pjcitinac party, out ratblr agattldpt tj eurtblr tblir nbaritaocl aids. Jgl Vuocin Aeeairs Jeeinlr ejr a sjniac wlcearl nbaritylxpcaiglh tbl hieelrlgnl tbis way0 Jg a plrsjgac clvlc, tbl rlasjg I wjrk ejr nbaritils is gjtolnausl tbly arl party pjcitinac. It is olnausl yju wagt raisl issuls witb hlnisijg-daklrs.Xbis [tbl Cjooyigm AntT stjps tbat agh wicc stjp nbaritils oligm pjcitinac. It nbagmls tbl way Itbigk aojut dy `jo. Xbis plrsjg dakls a kly histigntijg oltwllg oligm party pjcitinac aghpjcitinac ig tbl slgsl je lgmamigm ig tbl pjcitinac prjnlss.

Nbaritils jetlg lgmaml ig tbl pjcitinac prjnlss oy bimbcimbtigm issuls tbat arl je njgnlrg tj jr

tbat idpant tblir suppjrtlrs jr olgleiniarils. Ig jur ?618 survlys, 95% je `jurgacists agh==% je DVs elct it was litblr vlry annlptaocl jr sjdlwbat annlptaocl ejr nbaritils tjbimbcimbt tbl leelnts je a pjciny jg tblir olgleiniarils. Jvlr bace (


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njuch nrlatl ag igvlstimatijg oy tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg, clahigm tj a nbarity oligmannuslh je oligm pjcitinacXbl rlputatijgac risks arl pjtlgtiaccy buml.

Xblrl is agjtblr, djrl eughadlgtac njgnlrg tbat dagy pljpcl wl spjkl tj bavl; tbl olciletbat tbis clmiscatijg pcanls nbaritils ig ag idpjssiocl situatijg. Xbl Nbarity Njddissijg

muihagnl is vlry nclar tbat nbaritils naggjt ol party-pjcitinac0

A nbarity naggjt lxist ejr a pjcitinac purpjsl, wbinb is agy purpjsl hirlntlh at eurtblrigmtbl igtlrlsts je agy pjcitinac party, jr slnurigm jr jppjsigm a nbagml ig tbl caw, pjciny jrhlnisijgs litblr ig tbis njugtry jr aorjah.=

Xbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg lxists tj rlmucatl party pjcitins. Dagy pljpcl ig tbl tbirh slntjrtblrlejrl wjrry tbat rlmistlrigm as a tbirh-party nadpaimglr witb tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijgwicc ol sllg as tanitcy ahdittigm tbat yjur jrmagisatijg is sllkigm tj igeculgnl vjtlrs, tblvlry tbigm tbat Nbarity Njddissijg muihagnl ejroihs tbld tj hj. Xj sjdl ig tbl slntjr, tbisclmiscatijg bas nrlatlh ag aweuc natnb-?? wblrloy gjt rlmistlrigm witb tbl Lclntjrac

Njddissijg njuch clah tj ag lxplgsivl agh hadamigm igvlstimatijg, out rlmistlrigm day naccigtj qulstijg tblir vlry status as a nbarity.

=^plakigm jut muihagnl jg nadpaimgigm agh pjcitinac antivity oy nbaritils (NN9), Nbarity Njddissijg,

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Bjw ciklcy is a tlst nasl:

Arl tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg waitigm ejr njdpcaigts jr antivlcy mjigm jutbugtigm ejr nbaritils orlakigm tbl caw: Xbl slntjr staghs tjmltblr, out ie jtblrs

start tj rlmistlr, tblg tbly wicc bavl tj njgsihlr it.


As witb tbl jtblr idpcinatijgs je tbl Cjooyigm Ant, wl ejugh a wihl varilty je jpigijg witbigtbl tbirh slntjr aojut tbl ciklcibjjh je a tlst nasl . ^jdl pljpcl wl spjkl tj wlrlaosjcutlcy njgvignlh tblrl wjuch ol jgl, wbicl jtblrs elct it was vlry ugciklcy. ]itbjut anrystac oacc, it is jovijuscy idpjssiocl tj say ejr nlrtaig. Ig ag attldpt tj ncariey tbl situatijg,gep^yglrmy suodittlh a Erllhjd je Igejrdatijg rlqulst tj tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg igGjvldolr ?618 agh ig @aguary ?61< askigm ie tbly bah rlnlivlh agy njdpcaigts/rlelrracs tjigvlstimatl agy nbaritils, agh wbltblr agy nbaritils wlrl oligm jr bah ollg igvlstimatlh.

Xbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg rlspjghlh jg 19tb @aguary statigm tbat tbly wlrl gjtigvlstimatigm agy nbaritils, tbjumb tbly bah rlnlivlh qulrils. Ig tblir jwg wjrhs0

Actbjumb wl bavl rlnlivlh qulrils as tj tbl prjvisijgs agh wbltblr nlrtaig antivity jrolbavijur is ig njdpciagnl witb tbl Xragsparlgny je Cjooyigm, Gjg-Varty Nadpaimgigm aghXrahl \gijg Ahdigistratijg Ant ?618, gjgl je tblsl igstagnls bavl ihlgtieilh as oligm aorlanb je tbl clmiscatijg. ]l tblrlejrl hj gjt rlelr tj tblsl as acclmatijgs jr njdpcaigtsrlquirigm igvlstimatijg. Jg tbis oasis, tbl Njddissijg bas gjt rlnlivlh agy njdpcaigts jrrlelrracs wbinb bavl rlquirlh igvlstimatijg.

gep^yglrmy wicc njgtigul tj suodit Erllhjd je Igejrdatijg rlqulsts tj tbl Lclntjrac

Njddissijg ugtic tbl mlglrac lclntijg. Xbl rlacity (as je 19tb @aguary) is tbat, hlspitl tblagxilty agh tbl rlsjurnls hirlntlh tjwarhs tbis clmiscatijg oy tbl tbirh slntjr, gj nbaritilsarl nurrlgtcy oligm igvlstimatlh.

Xblrl arl nurrlgtcy 8< tbirh-party nadpaimglrs rlmistlrlh witb tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg,jvlr a tbirh je wbinb arl ugijgs, ighivihuacs jr ejr-prjeit njgsuctagnils. Xbl rlst arl nbaritilsacrlahy olarigm tbl bimblr ahdigistrativl ourhlg je oligm rlmistlrlh. Ie a tlst nasl hjlsjnnur, tbl jutnjdl je tbat nasl wjuch hltlrdigl wbltblr jtblr jrmagisatijgs wjuch ellcprlssurl tj rlmistlr as wlcc. As tbl qujtl aojvl sbjws, sjdl igtlrvilwlls acsj elct tbat tbldjrl nbaritils tbat rlmistlrlh, tbl djrl prlssurl tbl jtblrs wjuch ellc tj rlmistlr.


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Xbl pjsitivls je tbl Cjooyigm Ant

^jdl pljpcl arl wjrrilh tbat DVs bavl a glmativl vilw je nbaritilsnadpaimgigm. Olnausl je tbl Cjooyigm Ant, wlvl ollg bavigm djrl

njgvlrsatijgs witb DVs aojut tblsl tbigms. ]lvl bah rlassurigm njgvlrsatijgswitb DVs.


Xbl vast da`jrity je tbjsl wl igtlrvilwlh ejr tbis rlpjrt elct tbat tbl Cjooyigm Ants idpantjg tbl tbirh slntjr bah ollg glmativl. It is, bjwlvlr, idpjrtagt tj gjtl tbat wl blarh aojutsjdl pjsitivl jutnjdls erjd tbis nbagml ig clmiscatijg. A elw igtlrvilwlls elct tbat tblprjnlss je rlvilwigm bjw tblir jrmagisatijg vlts lxtlrgac njdduginatijgs bah ollg blcpeuc,agh uctidatlcy clh tj tblir jrmagisatijg ellcigm djrl njgeihlgt tbat tbly wlrl ldpcjyigmolst prantinl ig tblir njdduginatijg stratlmils.

Jgl igtlrvilwll (qujtlh aojvl) elct tbat tbis clmiscatijg prjdptlh njgvlrsatijgs witb DVswbinb antuaccy strlgmtblglh tblir nadpaimgigm rlcatijgsbips, olnausl DVs wlrl quink tjassurl blr nadpaimgigm tlad tbat tbly elct its antivitils wlrl ojtb leelntivl agh glnlssary.

]bicl it is idpjrtagt tj ankgjwclhml tbat sjdl ighivihuac nbaritils day ellc djrl njgeihlgtig tblir njdduginatijg stratlmils as a rlsuct je tbl Cjooyigm Ant, slvlrac je tblsl nbaritilsacsj pjigtlh jut tbat tbl njgeihlgnl tbly ellc njuch sjjg vagisb ig tbl lvlgt je a tlst naslagh/jr eurtblr muihagnl erjd tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg. Dagy igtlrvilwlls elct tbat nbaritilsnjuch jgcy ol njdpcltlcy nclar wblrl tbly stjjh ig rlcatijg tj tbl Ant aetlr a tlst nasl.


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Njgncusijgs & rlnjddlghatijgs

Xbl Cjooyigm Ant bas cjjdlh carml jvlr tbl tbirh slntjr ejr djrl tbag a ylar. Dagy je tblpuocin aeeairs prjelssijgacs wl igtlrvilwlh wlrl kllg tj sll jur rlslarnb djvl tbl

njgvlrsatijg aojut tbis clmiscatijg ejrwarh, ratblr tbag sidpcy rl-itlratigm njgnlrgs wbinbbavl ollg nirnucatigm ejr djgtbs. ]l ellc tbat suddarisigm sjdl je tbl kly idpants tbl Antbas bah jg nbaritils bas ollg a vacuaocl lxlrnisl, out it bas acsj nrystacislh twj arlas riplejr idprjvldlgt0 tbl hleigitijg je tbl purpjsl tlst, agh lgmamldlgt witb sdacclr nbaritils.Jur rlnjddlghatijgs ejr bjw tj idprjvl tblsl arlas is hltaiclh olcjw.

_lnjddlghatijg 10 _l-hleigl tbl purpjsl tlstXblrl is a buml variatijg witbig tbl tbirh slntjr je bjw pljpcl igtlrprlt agh lgmaml witbtbis clmiscatijg. Ig jrhlr tj njgtrjc ugglnlssary ahdigistrativl lxplghiturl, rlhunl tblpjssioicity je a nbarity ugwittigmcy orlanbigm tbl ant agh accay tbl agxilty nurrlgtcy nausigm

sjdl nbaritils tj snacl oank vitac nadpaimgigm antivitils, acc nbaritils je acc sizls gllh tj oljg tbl sadl paml as tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg wblg it njdls tj bjw tbis clmiscatijg nagagh naggjt ol appcilh tj tblir antivitils. ]l olcilvl tbl sidpclst agh nclarlst way tjanbilvl tbis jo`lntivl wjuch ol a timbtlgigm je tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijgshleigitijg je tblpurpjsl tlst.

Dagy je jur igtlrvilwlls wlrl kllg tj strlss tbat tbly elct tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg bahollg blcpeuc, agh it is nclar tbat tbly bavl ollg antivlcy njgsuctigm witb tbl slntjr signl tbisclmiscatijg was passlh. Xbis rlnjddlghatijg is gjt dlagt as a nritinisd,. It is dlagt as asummlstijg tbat eurtblr njgsuctatijg witb tbl tbirh slntjr is glnlssary ig jrhlr tj actlr tblhleigitijg je tbl purpjsl tlst sj tbat it is nclar tj acc nbaritils, ojtb carml agh sdacc, wbinbantivitils day jr day gjt ol rlmucatlh.

_lnjddlghatijg ?0 _lassurl sdacc nbaritilsJur slnjgh rlnjddlghatijg is tbat tbl Lclntjrac Njddissijg ughlrtakls djrl prjantivllgmamldlgt witb sdacclr nbaritils tj rlassurl tbld tbat djst wicc ol ugaeelntlh oy tbisclmiscatijg, as tbl splghigm tbrlsbjch is slt ear ig lxnlss je wbat djst dimbt splgh jgrlmucatlh antivity. Xbis lgmamldlgt dimbt takl tbl ejrd je muihagnl, wloigars agh rjugh-taocl lvlgts aidlh splnieinaccy at nbaritils witb ag ignjdl je clss tbag 1 diccijg. Nbaritilsje acc sizls bavl ag idpjrtagt rjcl tj pcay as ahvjnatls ejr tblir olgleiniarils agh it wjuchol a mrlat ocjw tj nivic sjnilty ie sdacclr nbaritils nlaslh tj splak up pjcitinaccy olnausl je acank je ughlrstaghigm je tbl Cjooyigm Ant.

Eigac tbjumbtsXbl njgvlrsatijg surrjughigm tbl Cjooyigm Ant is ear erjd jvlr. ]l bavl ejugh erjd jurrlslarnb tbat tbl Ant bas acrlahy bah simgieinagt idpants jg tbl tbirh slntjr ig tbl ejrd jeigvlstdlgt je rlsjurnls. Bjw tbl njgvlrsatijg prjmrlssls wicc ol carmlcy hltlrdiglh oywbltblr jr gjt tblrl is a tlst nasl. gep^yglrmys cjgm-tlrd djgitjrigm je nbarity oraghs tlccsus tbat ie tblrl is a tlst nasl, tbl nbarity ig qulstijg is ciklcy tj sueelr rlputatijgac hadamloy oligm oraghlh pjcitinac, wbinb day njgtigul ejr slvlrac ylars. Xbl LclntjracNjddissijg agh tbl Nbarity Njddissijg day acsj bavl tj ncariey wbltblr sunb agigvlstimatijg wjuch bimbcimbt wbat sjdl witbig tbl tbirh slntjr sll as tbl eughadlgtacnjgecint oltwllg tbl rlsplntivl muihagnl erjd ojtb ojhils. ]bicl sjdl nbaritils bavl ejughpjsitivl jutnjdls erjd tbl glw clmiscatijg, sunb as rl-lvacuatigm tblir lxtlrgac


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njdduginatijg strunturls, dagy bavl elct tbat tbl Ant slrvls as a ear mrlatlr bighragnltbag a blcp.

]l olcilvl tbat jur rlnjddlghatijgs wjuch slrvl tj acclviatl sjdl je tbl mrlatlstnjgnlrgs aojut tbl Ant ig tbl sbjrt tlrd. Ig tbl dlhiud tj cjgm tlrd, jgcy a tlst nasl wicc

trucy ncariey tbl situatijg. ]batlvlr bapplgs witb tbl Cjooyigm Ant ig tbl njdigm djgtbs,wl bjpl tbat acc nbaritils agh nausls njgtigul tj ol a vjinl ejr tbl issuls, ol tblyvucglraocl pljpcl, splniac pcanls jr tbrlatlglh agidacs, wbinb day gjt jtblrwisl rlnlivltbl pjcitinac attlgtijg tbly gllh agh hlslrvl.


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Aojut gep^yglrmy

gep^yglrmy is a rlslarnb njgsuctagny tbat aids tj prjvihl tbl ihlas, tbl igsimbts agh tbl

igejrdatijg tj blcp gjg-prjeits tbrivl.

]l bavl jvlr a hlnahl je lxplrilgnl wjrkigm lxncusivlcy witb nbaritils, blcpigm tbld

hlvlcjp lvihlgnl-oaslh stratlmils agh mlt tbl olst ejr tblir olgleiniarils. Xbl jrmagisatijgs

wl wjrk witb rlprlslgt acc sizls agh arlas je wjrk agh igncuhl jgl ig tbrll je tbl tjp 166

eughraisigm nbaritils ig tbl \K.

]l rug njst leelntivl, syghinatlh trankigm survlys je staklbjchlr attituhls tjwarhs nbaritils

agh gjg-prjeit jrmagisatijgs. Xbl auhilgnls wl rlanb igncuhl tbl mlglrac puocin, yjugm

pljpcl, `jurgacists, pjcitiniags agh blactb prjelssijgacs. ]l acsj wjrk witb nbaritils jg

olspjkl prj`lnts, prjvihigm quagtitativl, quacitativl agh hlsk rlslarnb slrvinls.

Ig ahhitijg, wl wjrk tj olgleit tbl wihlr slntjr oy nrlatigm agh histrioutigm rlmucar erll

rlpjrts, prlslgtatijgs agh rlslarnb jg tbl issuls tbat nbaritils eanl.

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