In 2024 the world will see an unprecedented election year. For the first time, countries home to more than half of the global population will call voters to the polls as more than 70 elections take place in countries that are home to over 4 billion people.
But does that mean more than half the world’s people will freely and equally exercise their right to vote? Not at all – even though the opportunity to vote and to choose our elected representatives is a human right and central to democracy.
The coming year will therefore put a spotlight on both the global state of democracy and how inclusive electoral processes are.