2024 Election Tracker

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Contents

• November - The Netherlands, Argentina

• December - Serbia, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

• 7th January - Bangladesh Election

• 13th January - Taiwanese Election

• 4th February - El Salvadoran Election

• 7th February - Azerbaijani Election

• 8th February - Pakistani Election

• 11th February - Finnish Election

• 14th February - Indonesian Election

• 25th February - Belarusian Election

• 10th March - Portuguese Election

• 17th March - Russian Election

• 24th March - Senegalese Election

• 4th April - Kuwaiti Election

• 6th April - Slovakian Election

• 10th April - South Korean Election

• 17th April - Croatian Election

• 17th April - Solomon Islands Election

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Bangladesh Election

This election led to the fourth term in a row of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The party of Hasina, the Awami League and their close allies won 225 of 300 seats in parliament.

In a trend we’re seeing globally, many opposition leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party were arrested before the election. A second trend is low voter turnout, with only 40% estimated to have voted in the election.

The general population don’t feel represented by their leadership, so why vote at all, especially if these leaders are so power-hungry and greedy that they cling to power through nefarious means? The rise in inequality, the rise in the cost of living, and COVID have reduced trust in those in power. This is occurring at the same time that many states are seeing elevated levels of internal political tension. Those in power want to maintain it to continue to take their country in the direction they see fit. If they are ousted from a position, their next chance to rule their country could see them, and the world, in an entirely different landscape.

In a sentence, we have weak leaders. The best leaders are those who don’t want the power. The current batch of leaders around the world, not all but many of them, seek power. They prioritize their self-interest, regardless of who suffers. Eventually, however, these weak leaders and the difficult times they create lead to a hardened younger generation. Once this generation reaches adulthood, these strong leaders contribute to a new era of prosperity. But we’re not there yet.

This is Hasina’s fifth term as Prime Minister, first arising to the role in 1996, before re-election in 2009.

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