2024 Election Tracker

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Contents

2023:

• November 2023- The Netherlands, Argentina

• December 2023- Serbia, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

2024:

January:

• 7th January - Bangladesh Election

• 13th January - Taiwanese Election

February:

• 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

March:

• 10th March - Portuguese Election

• 17th March - Russian Election

• 24th March - Senegalese Election

April:

• 4th April - Kuwaiti Election

• 6th April - Slovakian Election

• 10th April - South Korean Election

• 17th April - Croatian Election

• 17th April - Solomon Islands Election

• 21st April - Maldives Election

May:

• 5th May - Panama Election

• 6th May - Chad Election

• 8th May - North Macedonia Election

• 26th May - Lithuania Election

• 29th May - South Africa Election

• 29th May - Madagascar Election

June:

• 1st June - Iceland Election

• 2nd June - Mexican Election

• 4th June - Indian Election

• 9th June - European Union Election

• 9th June - Belgian Election

• 9th June - Bulgarian Election

• 9th June - San Marino Election

• 29th June - Mauritania Election

July:

• 4th July - UK Election

• 5th July - Iran Election

• 7th July - French Election

• 15th July - Syrian Election

• 15th July - Rwanda Election

• 28th July - Venezuelan Election

August:

• 19th August - Kiribati Election

September:

• 1st September - Azerbaijani Election

• 7th September - Algeria Election

• 21st September - Sri Lanka Election

• 29th September - Austrian Election

October:

• 6th October - Tunisian Election

• 7th October - Ethiopian Election

• 9th October - Mozambican Election

• 25th October - Kiribati Election

• 26th October - Georgian Election

• 27th October - Japanese Election

• 27th October - Lithuanian Election

• 27th October - Uruguayan Election

• 27th October - Uzbek Election

• 30th October - Botswana Election

November:

• 3rd November - Moldovan Election

• 5th November - United States Election

• 10th November - Mauritius Election

• 13th November - Somaliland Election

• 14th November - Sri Lankan ELection

• 17th November - Senegalese Election

• 24th November - Romanian Election (Nullified)

• 24th November - Uruguayan Election

• 29th November - Irish Election

• 30th November - Namibian Election

• 30th November - Icelandic Election

December:

• 6th December - Aruba Election

• 7th December - Ghana Election

• 14th December - Georgian Election

• 29th December - Chad 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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