2024: The Election Year
This year will see more elections than any year on record. Half of the world’s population, around 4 billion people, are eligible to vote. And with elections taking place in a time of geopolitical uncertainty, the results of these elections will have significant global implications.
Elections are a critical element of democracy and provide democratic legitimacy. However, many of the elections held in 2024 will neither be free nor fair. To learn more about the numerous elections taking hold this year as well as the trends and dynamics characterizing them, browse through the below.
India Election 2024: When Are They, Why Do They Matter and Who Can Vote? - BBC
Fiscal Policy in the Great Election Year - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
7 Big Issues at Stake in the 2024 Election - Sahil Kapur, NBC News
To Gen Z: As Election Season Kicks Off, We Can't Afford to Look Away - Sara Pequeño, USA Today
It's a Massive Election Year Around the World Too — And Democracy May Be Losing - Paul Rosenberg, Salon
Your Primer on the European Parliament Elections and How They Will Shape the EU - The Atlantic Council
More People Will Vote in 2024 Than Ever Before … But Where Are the Female Candidates? - Jonathan Yerushalmy and Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian
Mexico Elects: Ongoing Coverage of the 2024 Vote - Carin Zissis and Chase Harrison, Americas Society/Council of the America
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