Nearly 40 countries will celebrate elections in 2024 This means that almost half of the world’s population will be called to the polls to determine, among other things, who will rule the world’s most populous country. Indiaand is also still considered the strongest, United States of AmericaWhile in EU orbit, the focus will be on the European Parliament elections.
democratic system will jeopardize control of 42 percent of world GDPAccording to Bloomberg’s calculations, it is estimated that 3.2 billion people will be able to elect their leaders in 2024; in some cases with the expectation of continuity, in others on the horizon of change.
Tension in Taiwan
Among the first regions called for voting are: BangladeshWith the general elections on January 7 or TaiwanParliamentary and presidential elections will be held on January 13, at a time when political tensions with Beijing are escalating. Sovereignty of the island for the sake of the ‘One China’ doctrine.
There are presidential elections next month Azerbaijan (February 7) and Senegal (February 25) and MPs Pakistan(February 8), Indonesia (February 14) and Belarus (February 25). On the 4th, the Salvadorans are called to their first and, predictably, only return. SaviorWhere Nayib Bukele is the clear favourite.
Putin aims to reaffirm
Portugal Due to the fall of the António Costa Government, the polls will be held on March 10 for early voting, and a week later. Russia We will hold the presidential elections with full guarantee Vladimir Putin Reconfirm your stay at the KremlinThanks to the constitutional reform that allowed him to remain in power for two consecutive terms.
As the dates progress, although there are some appointments on the table, doubts are increasing about the exact day on which the planned and yet to be announced elections will be held. in Latin America, Panama and Dominican Republic The president will be elected in May (5th and 19th respectively). Mexican will do the same on June 7, and Uruguay will follow on October 27.
European elections
In the European case, the big event will happen in June. elections European ParliamentIt will take place between the 6th and 9th and will mark the beginning of a new legislature and the associated restructuring of power in a bloc that now consists of 27 countries. Parliamentary elections will be held on June 9 in Belgium, the headquarters of the institutions.
Moreover United States of America Is the date closed? as established by its own Constitution: the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This means that in 2024, American citizens will decide on November 5 whether to keep Joe Biden in the White House and the composition of the House of Representatives and the Senate (one-third of this chamber) for the next two years.
doubts waiting
Other battles not yet determined on the calendar Elections remain uncertain in countries such as India, South Africa and Austria. Inside UkraineMinister Volodymyr Zelensky While it must determine whether the legal and security conditions exist to call a presidential election, Venezuela should theoretically go to the polls at the end of the year without knowing whether there will be an agreement between the Chavistas and the opposition to create minimum guarantees. .
There are also doubts about possible electoral advances, given that the next parliamentary elections in the UK are due to be held before the end of January 2025 and political tensions could blow up the legislature prematurely. The Labor Party, currently in opposition, appears to be the clear favorite to oust the Conservatives from power.