60 Countries Representing Half The World Population Are Going To The Polls This Year

A man votes at a polling station in Tepetlaoxtoc de Hidalgo, Mexico. Mexican voters will elect a new president in June, setting up a consequential election that could shape the U.S.-Mexico relationship. | Claudio Cruz/ AFP  

Politico: The global elections Washington should be watching in 2024 

Countries representing half the world population will head to the polls in what’s been dubbed the biggest election year in history. 

2024 is set to put democracy through its most sweeping test yet. Dubbed the biggest election year in history, more than 60 countries representing half the world population — some 4 billion people — will hold regional, legislative and presidential elections that look set to shake up political institutions and ramp up geopolitical tensions. 

As the United States looks inward, bracing for a likely showdown between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, other countries are also preparing for possible incumbent oustings, raucous public protests and populist movements with the potential to destabilize larger regions.  

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WNU Editor: 60 countries representing half the world population are going to the polls this year. But all eyes are going to be on the U.S. Presidential election .... A fraying coalition: Black, Hispanic, young voters abandon Biden as election year begins (USA Today).

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