comment_id,post_id,post_title,body,score,created_utc kfow0ev,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Wonder whose going to win the North Korean elections,3185,2023-12-31 12:31:15 kfowf36,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The Russian elections are gonna be a close race,2174,2023-12-31 12:35:44 kfoyd2p,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Belgium has so many elections: EU, National, regional, provincial, local,...",2139,2023-12-31 12:56:46 kfozkqu,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Adding EU elections pretty much killed the quality of this map,1139,2023-12-31 13:09:06 kfoy33l,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","This close race will be between three candidates;Vladimir,Vladimirovic and Putin",994,2023-12-31 12:53:49 kfow3ip,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Genuinely a very exciting year for global politics and as an election nerd ( albeit not from one of the highlighted countries) I'm pretty hyped. 2024 is shaping up to be a year where decades happen.,644,2023-12-31 12:32:15 kfoyuop,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yeah, we got basically every single type of election in 2024. All done in two election sessions, one in june/july and the other in october I believe Bet it’s going to be another huge mess for the federal one just like for the last elections. Our politicians are turning into a reality show, at this point…",627,2023-12-31 13:01:51 kfox8xy,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","The Fatherland Front, probably. Edit: this comment has provoked very unexpected reactions tbh ;) For reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Front_for_the_Reunification_of_Korea",602,2023-12-31 12:44:53 kfp00jz,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Man this map scary as fuck. I wouldnt be so hyped,466,2023-12-31 13:13:27 kfp1fzx,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","They should have had a little box that said ""EU elections"" or something, and then the various countries' own internal elections. For example in Finland we'll elect the president but there's no elections in Spain for example",425,2023-12-31 13:26:54 kfoya2z,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",BULGARIA MENTIONED????! 🦁🦁🦁🦁💢💢🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺,343,2023-12-31 12:55:53 kfp2b8f,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Pakistan elections are Feb 8. Military has already rigged them.,282,2023-12-31 13:34:58 kfp34fc,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Because EU elections, no matter how die hard a fan one is, simply are not as important as National elections. Presenting it this way makes it impossible to tell apart counties facing national and EU elections (Belguim) and those which had national elections 2 months ago (Poland).",276,2023-12-31 13:42:19 kfp8t73,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Indonesia's presidential candidates: 1. A conservative Islamist that's backed by radicals and big opposition party for years. 2. A former general who was rumored to be one of the key suspects of 1998 mysterious killings. 3. A ""puppet"" for the biggest nationalist party whose head is the first president's daughter (she still has a huge influence in the voter base). Yeah we're stuck with evils, just pick the least one (that's still evil).",253,2023-12-31 14:30:13 kfoz03q,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",It's going to be a comfortable win for Narendra Modi in India. The opposition is far too incompetent to have even a chance of overthrowing the BJP.,247,2023-12-31 13:03:22 kfp0ymq,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",I bet the winner is Walter Putin.,225,2023-12-31 13:22:26 kfowzfx,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","UK’s next election isn’t set yet, still could be in 2025, just more likely to be 2024.",224,2023-12-31 12:41:58 kfp0c20,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","True, it looks to be like one of those years that will be interesting to study but stressful to live through.",218,2023-12-31 13:16:32 kfoyiir,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yeah, same with the Russian and Belarusian ones",197,2023-12-31 12:58:21 kfp1g6k,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Typical 2020s year then,191,2023-12-31 13:26:57 kfoz5fu,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Ukraine ain't having theirs next year,169,2023-12-31 13:04:52 kfp7rvh,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",This political reality show nonsense seems to be happening in a lot of countries right now. It’s bizarre.,158,2023-12-31 14:21:56 kfoxmga,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Actually the PM announced recently that he would hold the election in 2024 Edit: a source for those wondering https://www.politics.co.uk/news/2023/12/18/rishi-sunak-confirms-election-will-be-next-year-despite-legal-right-to-wait-until-january-2025/",155,2023-12-31 12:48:55 kfp2dip,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Both are Mongols it doesn't matter 💪💪🇧🇬🇧🇬🇭🇺🇭🇺🇲🇳🇲🇳💪💪,138,2023-12-31 13:35:32 kfp54ou,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",[deleted],136,2023-12-31 13:59:53 kfozf6h,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",And Venezuela. Lots of “elections” this year.,130,2023-12-31 13:07:33 kfp4l07,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","US and India are obviously the big two but some other shouts are Bangladesh - to see if Sheik Hasina can pull off another victory, could become one of the longest serving female PMs in history, however her victory could be the end of Bangladesh's democracy, basic story of a ruling family hanging onto power becoming increasingly authoritarian. However it is worth noting her opposition the BNP are somewhat islamist so its understandable why she may be preferable despite her authoritarian tendencies. Pakistan - This election basically about whether the Pakistani political establishment and military will allow Imram Khan to run and the potential backlash from his very vocal supporters if he isn't. Pakistan is really a hybrid model rather than a democracy outright, however election results are usually respected (since 1971 at least) so if Khan generates plenty of support it will be hard for the establishment to throw him in jail again. Taiwan - basically a battle between closer ties with the PRC or the US South Africa - The ANC which has governed since appartheid ended is likely to stay, but people are very sick of their corruption and the energy crisis has added to this frustration. I also find the EFF and Malema really absurd, interesting how they go as their support actually increases Indonesia- i really should know more about Indonesia given how big a country it is. Venezuela- interesting to see what tricks maduro pulls after his whole ordeal with guyana. Also if the world will recognise his government or will his support be relegated to the China/Russia bloc. El Salvador- to see if Bukele is actually as popular in el Salvador as he is with American conservatives on Twitter. His controversial criminal reforms taking centre stage of course. Iran/Russia - whilst seemingly predictable there is still a chance certain events (murder of mahsa amini and the war in ukraine) can elicit some kind of political backlash that effects the ruling class although very unlikely. Rwanda- the (in)famous Paul Kagame seeks relection for a record fourth term. Rwanda is interesting as Kagame as projected a positive image abroad in developing Rwanda into a promising African nation in the aftermath of the genocide. However it remains to be seen whether these praises are warranted and if his reputation with Rwandans is as rosy as it is abroad. Sri lanka - sri lanka votes for a president unlike other south asian nations. I have nothing else to add other than I find it cool every south asian nation (including bhutan) is having an election. EDIT: It appears Imram Khan will not be eligible to run for PM. Most likely at the behest of Nawaz Sharif/the pakistani military.",123,2023-12-31 13:55:08 kfoxiff,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Turkey has elections this year…,111,2023-12-31 12:47:42 kfp3t7x,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yes, in Germany also the next elections will be only in 2025.",109,2023-12-31 13:48:26 kfp334v,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",CAMPEÃO DO MUNDO 🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬 ☝️,107,2023-12-31 13:41:59 kfp0nec,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The Judean Peoples Front,106,2023-12-31 13:19:32 kfovoap,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",I think it's still colored because of the European elections,104,2023-12-31 12:27:25 kfp6l3b,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","They need to make their leader someone who has experience in politics, has held smaller posts like CM before and/or has the qualities of a real leader with a competent vision. Until they keep trying their nepotism kids, BJP will always win by being the least worse party to vote for nationwide elections.",95,2023-12-31 14:12:15 kfp1st3,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","I forget where this comes from, but there’s this saying of “may you live in interesting times” that sounds kinda nice at first, but when you really understand it, it’s more of a curse.",89,2023-12-31 13:30:16 kfoxs18,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yeah, which Putin will emerge victorious?",82,2023-12-31 12:50:34 kfozhy3,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",I'm really excited for the Syrian elections as well,82,2023-12-31 13:08:20 kfozx02,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","It's local elections, though.",80,2023-12-31 13:12:29 kfp01a5,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",320+ for sure,77,2023-12-31 13:13:40 kfoxhls,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",because Boris Johnson got rid (during his tenure) the Fixed Term Parliament Act basically bringing back the pre-2010 status of the Prime Minister deciding when an election happens as long as it's in a 5 year time frame from the last election,77,2023-12-31 12:47:28 kfp05h9,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","AFAIK he only announced that he intends to hold it in 2024, but he hasn't confirmed a date for it yet. So there could still be a change of mind and it be held in 2025",75,2023-12-31 13:14:48 kfp15fu,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",I have high hopes that this will be the year that the Korean Social Democratic Party will gain enough seats to become the dominant party. I hear Kim Jong-Un's popularity has fallen to 150%.,74,2023-12-31 13:24:12 kfpih6z,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Correct. 3 bad point is that he is a little bit too easily steered by aforementioned political party leader but beside that he is a decent guy with decent track record, so just like average politician, but without radicalism like no 1 and blood in his hand like no 2",70,2023-12-31 15:40:34 kfp4m8r,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",ÖSTERREICH MENTIONED?? 🗣️🗣️🦅🦅🦅🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹 WTF IS TAKING THE BLAME ❓⁉️❓⁉️🇦🇹🇦🇹🤟🔥🔥👀🗣️🗣️🗣️🦅🦅🇦🇹🇦🇹,68,2023-12-31 13:55:26 kfpu4k3,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Imran Khan but he’s still in jail and his party members are being either tortured or “vanished” so take that as you will,66,2023-12-31 16:56:38 kfpamtm,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Just history repeating itself.,66,2023-12-31 14:44:24 kfp118w,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","He can't hold it later than the 28th January 2025, and he can't leave it to literally the last couple weeks without looking incredibly week and even further hurting his credibility. It would be politically mad not to hold the election in 2024.",66,2023-12-31 13:23:06 kfovyz3,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",D in DPRK intensifies.,63,2023-12-31 12:30:47 kfpf2g2,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",What even is the least evil in this case? 3?,62,2023-12-31 15:17:14 kfpha44,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Good luck saying this in the Indian subreddits. They think Congress is God's own party or something,62,2023-12-31 15:32:33 kfp688q,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",im not having war with you right now waltuh,62,2023-12-31 14:09:13 kfp2cby,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",You underestimate the popular appeal of the Judean Popular Liberation Front,61,2023-12-31 13:35:14 kfovee7,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Spain already had elections,60,2023-12-31 12:24:15 kfoydiz,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",EU countries have EU elections but not general elections of each country,58,2023-12-31 12:56:54 kfp2ts9,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","No one trust this opposition. People are rejecting opposition leader since 2014 but Congress party is not leaving nepotism and not letting any new leader to rise. Most of the people are fed up with Gandhi nehru family. Anti-incumbancy does play role but with recent state election results doesn't look like they will lose. During eralier 2023 when BJP lost state election in Karnataka, there was hope that BJP might face big challange in general election. But after winning Karnataka election they made some controversial policy change in state. So, as of now 2024 is locked for BJP.",57,2023-12-31 13:39:37 kfp9bgr,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",It's a done deal in India. Modi is coming back. Whether or not he will get more votes than last time is the real question.,56,2023-12-31 14:34:13 kfpfgpl,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yep, who did this map must have a head in the sand.",54,2023-12-31 15:19:59 kfpjhi8,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yeah, belgium is just toplevel in not having a government. We had the record for “longest period without a government” and then we broke our own record",54,2023-12-31 15:47:24 kfp864y,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Since it's expected that the registered voters in India will cross one billion mark this year, I think there will be more votes cast in India this year than the rest of the countries on this map combined. https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/voter-turnout-database",53,2023-12-31 14:25:08 kfp151s,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Bulgaria or Hungary? Wrong flag dude.,53,2023-12-31 13:24:05 kfp2e1e,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Very unlikely. There's little to no anti-incumbancy against Narendra Modi.,53,2023-12-31 13:35:40 kfoy6xp,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","We call it ""re-election"" here",51,2023-12-31 12:54:59 kfp2lxa,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Not really. There are plenty of people unhappy with him but the like the original commenter mentioned, the opposition is just way too incompetent to that they don't expect anything from them.",51,2023-12-31 13:37:39 kfoyrul,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Putler and his two body doubles?,50,2023-12-31 13:01:03 kfoxrl0,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Why put EU elections?,49,2023-12-31 12:50:26 kfp061k,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",I'd say 320+ just for the BJP. NDA total is going to be even bigger.,49,2023-12-31 13:14:57 kfp1ch7,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The BJP is already going all in on campaigning.,47,2023-12-31 13:26:00 kfp278r,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Good lord, the internet is gonna be hella toxic for the next year.",43,2023-12-31 13:33:58 kfp5btq,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Remove the EU elections and how many countries are left. Otherway put, I imagine that this map happens pretty much each time EU elections happen. That accounts for 27 countries.",43,2023-12-31 14:01:34 kfoy922,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","It didn’t really make much substantial difference, PMs could still call an early election (see: May), they just needed the support of the House",43,2023-12-31 12:55:36 kfp38ga,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",In Bulgaria we have parliamentary elections every 5 months or so,42,2023-12-31 13:43:20 kfp95dc,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",UK could break a decade of blue as well.,42,2023-12-31 14:32:52 kfp874t,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","In Russia we call them “выборы Путина”, literally “Putin election”",41,2023-12-31 14:25:21 kfoy2rb,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Dollfuss must be a very powerful leader to win in a completely different country while being dead.,40,2023-12-31 12:53:43 kfp31yn,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Which elections are you looking forward to,37,2023-12-31 13:41:41 kfp3pe4,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",SPLITTER!,37,2023-12-31 13:47:29 kfp0lbd,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",[deleted],36,2023-12-31 13:18:59 kfp1j85,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Really doubt that Ukraine will have elections this year,36,2023-12-31 13:27:45 kfpl25o,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","I agree, the biggest drawback of Rahul is his empty CV. But again, there is no other face in congress who is known to the population pan India. They will not invest 5 years to make a competent leader who eventually sidelines Rahul. At best they will field some senior leader like Kharge, but I think people are wise enough to understand the actual boss is the family.",35,2023-12-31 15:57:48 kfplqqc,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Isn't it the opposite tho. I am hearing the same sentiments as stated above. No one really likes the Congress, but they are bregudjingly supporting them becos of the hate for BJP. Many Indian subreddits who lean pro-congress / left are up and open about the fact that they don't really worship congress and just support them becos of anti-BJP sentiments.",35,2023-12-31 16:02:11 kfoy5ff,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The one who won't accidentally fall from a third story window.,34,2023-12-31 12:54:31 kfp15r8,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",why?,33,2023-12-31 13:24:17 kfoxete,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","""elections""",32,2023-12-31 12:46:38 kfp1apn,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","I mean, it's written in the Constitution of Ukraine, so it's not like anyone has a choice",32,2023-12-31 13:25:32 kfovt5s,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Yes,32,2023-12-31 12:28:58 kfpr96o,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Well if they don't realize that India is doomed if Rahul becomes the PM, I don't know what to say. He's incompetent AF and people who support him because of ""anti BJP"" are dumb",32,2023-12-31 16:38:05 kfp7zra,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","It comes from anglicised version of an idiom originally from late Yuan Dynasty poem 幽闺记. “宁为太平犬，莫作离乱人” (literally: it is better to be a dog in times of peace than a human in times of war)",31,2023-12-31 14:23:42 kfp6uqc,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Same in Romania. EU, presidential, parliamentary and local",30,2023-12-31 14:14:29 kfp53wu,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",But the reason it is special is not the number of countries but the countries involved itself. India USA and Indonesia are the three largest democracies in the world. Add the EU and the rest of the Indian subcontinent and this is the largest percentage of the world having elections we will get for a while.,30,2023-12-31 13:59:42 kfowdd8,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",They do have elections. Not that there's a chance that they'll make any change.,29,2023-12-31 12:35:13 kfpa59z,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","True, many may look to 2004 Vajpayee era as an example if not counting your eggs before they hatch, but from what I understand the Sonia Gandhi led opposition was a lot stronger than her son's.",29,2023-12-31 14:40:39 kfowugp,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Turkey has local elections this year.,28,2023-12-31 12:40:26 kfpgaw4,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The last four years finally felt like some good policies for economic development have been made.,28,2023-12-31 15:25:44 kfozttl,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","They’re an EU country, so they’re in red because of the European elections (same with all other member states)",28,2023-12-31 13:11:37 kfp28rf,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yeah, it's at those dates. I really don't think we will quickly get one. It took a pandemic to get a government.",28,2023-12-31 13:34:21 kfpdg5c,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Jesus Christ, Marie! They're not rockets! They're nukes!",28,2023-12-31 15:05:29 kfoxxi1,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The Netherlands had their elections this year as well..,27,2023-12-31 12:52:12 kfoy9df,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",What? The map shows which countries have elections in 2024 and it does that perfectly. It doesn't mention the fairness of them.,27,2023-12-31 12:55:41 kfp58te,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","You forgot the /s, right?",27,2023-12-31 14:00:51 kfpw3ls,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",[deleted],27,2023-12-31 17:09:16 kfp24u4,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yeah that saying is theorised to be Chinese in origin, but no solid evidence to support this.",27,2023-12-31 13:33:21 kfpayij,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",BULGÁRIA NÚMERO UM 🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺 ☝️☝️☝️🙏🏿,27,2023-12-31 14:46:53 kfpbyww,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","If what I've read is to be believed, Ukrainian law forbids holding an election while martial law is declared, so the only way for Ukraine to hold an election this year would be if the war ended.",26,2023-12-31 14:54:28 kfp0zxj,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Whilst this is fairly likely complacency can lead to unexpected results like in 2004.,26,2023-12-31 13:22:46 kfp5lrf,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Well apparently people still think it's going to work, but yes.",26,2023-12-31 14:03:57 kfp1nyj,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",I know from a brief study in indian politics that anti-incumbancy plays a rather outsized role in elections. Can this effect Modi?,26,2023-12-31 13:28:59 kfp06pl,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","The Tories introduced the legislation because they wanted to stop PMs/ruling parties being able to just call an election when it suited them, as they felt that's what Brown had done. Lo and behold as soon as it was opportune for them to do the same, that's exactly what they also did regardless of legislation they themselves had passed to the contrary.",26,2023-12-31 13:15:08 kfp12af,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Umm election in Bangladesh? That woman is ruling for almost 15 years now, definitely know the results 😭",25,2023-12-31 13:23:22 kfp0yue,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Article 19 of Part 1 pf Ukrainian law on Martial law explicitly forbids elections on any level or changes to constitution. Also Article 83 of constitution: In the event that the term of authority of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine expires while martial law or a state of emergency is in effect, its authority is extended until the day of the first meeting of the first session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine , elected after the cancellation of martial law or of the state of emergency. So even if law about martial law changes, the actually important election of VR cant happen because of constitution. Though local and president elections can theoretically happen if law is changed accordingly. But not in how ukrainian law is implemented rn, so its not just ""Zelensky said""",25,2023-12-31 13:22:29 kfqul09,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year"," >there is no other face in congress who is known to the population pan India Because all of them went to BJP when they realised they won't get to do anything with Rahul in charge. Loads of people like Scindhia and Pilot were right there.",25,2023-12-31 20:39:37 kfq7oqy,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Finally, a system of government that takes care of the poor poli-sci grad students of the world.",25,2023-12-31 18:22:01 kfpbcw3,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Atleast there was an opposition. Now, they have neither put forward a name for their candidate prime minister nor do they have a concrete plan in case they win (their only aim is to defeat Modi). Not to mention, Congress can't win the elections without forming alliances with others. That alone is whole another matter. They tried forming INDIA, but it's DOA. .",25,2023-12-31 14:49:56 kfp2ytd,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The People's Front of Juche.,24,2023-12-31 13:40:53 kfp3vz1,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","similar in Portugal, in 2024 we have: National, Presidential, European and Azores elections",23,2023-12-31 13:49:05 kfpltf8,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","The Russian and Belarusian elections obviously aren't real ""elections"", but they're still massively important. Popular opposition often unloads around these events, especially when the support for the regime fades so much that they have to conduct the elections in an even more fraudulent way than usual. Remember how the 2020 Belarusian elections turned into a massive problem for Lukachenko. Experts on the invasion of Ukraine have long been pointing at the dates for elections to explain questionable Russian military decisions, such as their general hesitance to announce new mobilisation in the months leading up to an election even if it was militarily necessary.",23,2023-12-31 16:02:40 kfpahbt,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yeah, I sat here all confused like “it’s already election year again? No way…”",23,2023-12-31 14:43:14 kfp8zi5,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Don't forget the possible Singapore one too,23,2023-12-31 14:31:34 kfp99aw,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Waltuh, your invasion failed waltuh",23,2023-12-31 14:33:44 kfp0ktt,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The first two are his name and patronymic,22,2023-12-31 13:18:51 kfpceog,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","I don't think 1 psychopath saying the world is ending, or some celebs dying really marks a 4 year period of time. Covid, on the other hand...",22,2023-12-31 14:57:44 kfp2caw,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","I’m going to say it, the fixed term act was always stupid. It’s implementation was the leading cause of the 2019 constitutional crisis, where Parliament stopped functioning, but where we were unable to call an early election to actually sort it out. The act required a two thirds majority to call an early election, but this was pointless as you only required a standard majority to remove the act completely – which is what Parliament ended up doing to fix the problem.",22,2023-12-31 13:35:14 kfozr5w,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Only EU and national elections not local ones,21,2023-12-31 13:10:53 kfp0pnq,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",bro really put Algeria instead of North Korea,21,2023-12-31 13:20:07 kfp6aiz,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",i’m not invading kyiv with you right now waltuh,21,2023-12-31 14:09:45 kfpmq04,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","In simpler terms, we are human, and have always been human. In the post-modern world (after WW2 in the 1940s) we go this impression of government and politics being infallible institutions of honor and respect. But that was never true, not even during the 50s and 60s, not in almost any country anywhere. Humans are flawed, messy creatures. That's okay, that's just part of being human. But this also means that our politics is going to be messy, imperfect and all over the place. And this has always been true for us. So human politics has always been messy. Hence ""history repeating itself"".",21,2023-12-31 16:08:35 kfphrbf,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","And the elections in Azerbaijan, really difficult to predict who's gonna win this year",21,2023-12-31 15:35:45 kfozj6r,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Unfortunately, Zelensky said many times that there will be no voting during war, so Ukraine should be grey",20,2023-12-31 13:08:40 kfp3ta9,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",This time the far right will solve the problems.,20,2023-12-31 13:48:27 kfpmqmq,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Who's the hot runner?,19,2023-12-31 16:08:42 kfpg0qs,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","170m in Europe, 160m in US, 190m in Indonesia, 105m in Bangladesh, 37m in Pakistan, 44m in South Korea, 47m in UK, 110m in Russia, 25m in South Africa, 24m in Iran, 55m in Mexico, 25m in Algeria, 20m in Taiwan. These all add to over 1bn. (Also there are like 40 small countries with about 10m voters also having elections)",19,2023-12-31 15:23:47 kfp9tkk,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Could potentially destroy the conservatives forever too.,19,2023-12-31 14:38:06 kfpclp1,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Idk that much but it looks like south africa is in the same political situation lots of post colonial countries find themselves in, where the political party that was at the forefront of independence used that prestige for political gain without worrying about actually providing for their population. They get too focused on the idea of performance politics talking about grand ideas and values and neglect actual governance like infrastructure and material well-being. This usually results in unchecked levels of corruption, unstable welfare policies and politics based building a vote bank based on race, religion, language etc.",19,2023-12-31 14:59:12 kfprfq8,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",They claim left leaning but really sound like anti-hindu,19,2023-12-31 16:39:17 kfp4f38,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","It's not election in Pakistan Just military doing formality to put their puppet Nawaz Sharif in government with US and Europe legitimising it.",18,2023-12-31 13:53:41 kfp59k3,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",URUGUAY MENTIONED 🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🧉🧉🧉🧉⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️CAMPEONES MUNDIALES🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾MARACANAZO🇧🇷🤏🤢🤏🇧🇷🤏🤢🤏,18,2023-12-31 14:01:02 kfoz389,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",How convenient for Putin that all of his opponents have mysteriously disappeared or tragically committed suicide by shooting themselves in the head and then jumping out of a window.,18,2023-12-31 13:04:16 kfp17yc,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",It's about 1500 kilometres east of Australia,18,2023-12-31 13:24:50 kfp0wyu,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Should be a different colour, can be confusing if there's some EU countries also having country elections (or regional ones even) or just remove it",18,2023-12-31 13:22:00 kfpjb04,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yeah plus they just won 3 states recently. BJP carried MP, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh if I remember correctly",18,2023-12-31 15:46:11 kfoyg13,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","oh no, who's gonna win Russian Elections? Vladimir Putin or Putin Vladimir that's really gonna be tough",17,2023-12-31 12:57:38 kfpm5dn,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Jokowi is I believe one of the best leader Indonesia had in like the last 70 years. In my view he is making a big mistake by making his son enter into politics and making a way for him without any struggle. Nepotism in our current generation is a bad thing across all countries !,17,2023-12-31 16:04:50 kfp5d79,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Austria does have a national election, for what it's worth.",17,2023-12-31 14:01:54 kfozobk,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Will they be voting for Christmas?,17,2023-12-31 13:10:07 kfrhnlm,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Imran Khan who's in jail under false claims. His party members and their families have been kidnapped, threatened and tortured",17,2023-12-31 23:08:56 kfp29da,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Also, in this case, an election campaign over the Christmas Period would be heavily resented by the entire country.",17,2023-12-31 13:34:31 kfpjgwl,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","We got world class CC roads and drinking water pipelines in my small town of 30-40k,sure there is corruption but at least the important things concerning me are getting done so I know where my vote is going to be, the current road minister is the most productive the country has ever had while the finance minister can smell my ass.",16,2023-12-31 15:47:17 kfox631,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Election in North Korea is more like a ceremony to show respect to the Supreme Leader with only one option on the ballot. It's still mandatory for everybody to go place their ""vote"" tho, not because their voices matter, but because their respect and loyalty matter.",16,2023-12-31 12:44:01 kfrhj4v,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Yeah they've delayed until they can come up with an idea to stop the most popular party which is anti army from winning,16,2023-12-31 23:08:01 kfp53tf,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The only people whom I HATE more than Romans are you FILTHY Judean People's Front hardliners!,16,2023-12-31 13:59:41 kfpekjw,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","We just had national elections in November here in the Netherlands. It's not entirely impossible that we have national elections in 2024 again, given the shit show we ended up with.",16,2023-12-31 15:13:38 kfpdwmm,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",In Russia it’s an “election”.,15,2023-12-31 15:08:49 kfpg7v8,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The Internet is always toxic to be fair.,15,2023-12-31 15:25:09 kfoxaem,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",They have parlament with 4 parties,15,2023-12-31 12:45:19 kfpi0tu,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",True but shit's gonna go into overdrive.,15,2023-12-31 15:37:30 kfpvm3r,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Guess I was wrong but still an insane number of people will be voting in a single biggest election. Also was lazy to actually count so just posted the link, thanks for doing the math :)",15,2023-12-31 17:06:10 kfqv2ia,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Except that the entire reason why Modi is preferred is because he can get something done. Indian political scene is much more different that US/UK.",15,2023-12-31 20:42:27 kfpqdpe,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Lol no go to USI or something and try saying something positive about AAP, they will call you ""soft hindutva"". Apparently ""left unity"" means abandoning all ideology and supporting the grandson of a dictator",15,2023-12-31 16:32:27 kfqtriy,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Both mother and son are incompetent dimwits who still play the whole caste/religion politics in a time when the middle class voter base has grown and wants to see some sort of competency in policy making.,15,2023-12-31 20:34:38 kfpcqn7,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",INDI alliance looked very promising in the beginning but after 4 state elections highly doubt there is any unity among them . Mamata Keju Lalu and list goes on everybody want to be PM candidate . What kinda of alliance is that ???Still I believe there can be any miracle pull in the elections .,15,2023-12-31 15:00:12 kfq4rlq,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",You dont think they'll vote for the Italian dude?,14,2023-12-31 18:04:13 kfp2x54,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Why not?,14,2023-12-31 13:40:28 kfpkpms,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Social media propably, populism is the nowadays far easier and far more fruitfull then ever before. Meaning politics is a show cuz having it be a show pays.",14,2023-12-31 15:55:33 kfpmaaw,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","I don't know man, my country is a dictatorship and we had elections this year, our government's approval ratings are currently at 3% so member of government who's famous for standing up to them decided to run for office against the president, then he was sent to jail and the president ran against three of his allies and won by 89% despite no one liking him, it will probably be a similar situation, especially considering that Russians don't really despise putin all that much",14,2023-12-31 16:05:43 kfpgbyp,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Modi has an approval rating of more than 75% and it has been that way for years now, IIRC. A competent opposition could have defeated him but we don't have that.",14,2023-12-31 15:25:56 kfp3a70,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","> Pedo are rejecting opposition leader Lmao",14,2023-12-31 13:43:47 kfp25su,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",I vote for Cantillon.,13,2023-12-31 13:33:36 kfp46f7,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Considering the majority of countries have elections every 4 years and there are almost 200 countries in the UN, on average around a quarter of the world's countries, that is, 50 different countries would have elections every year. This is 64 elections, some of which I doubt (Spain's elections were in 2023, for instance), so this is just a little bit above the average, not really an special year.",13,2023-12-31 13:51:35 kfpmhcd,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",or reckons they'll be in the EU by then lmao,13,2023-12-31 16:07:00 kfpb5bn,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","With misinformation bots running rampant, we’re going to be fucked.",13,2023-12-31 14:48:21 kfp9xwc,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","every 4 years is like that 2012 - world was supposed to end 2016 - so many celebrities died 2020 - …yeah 2024 - ???",13,2023-12-31 14:39:03 kfpn4cw,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",The best thing about this kind of posts is that the tone could vary wildly depending on who said it. Bulgarian or Hungarian says it? Perfectly friendly. A Romanian or a Greek says it? Might as well start a new Balkan War.,13,2023-12-31 16:11:13 kfpj6wu,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Modi will be coming back with more seats in the Lok Sabha (Main house of the national legislature),12,2023-12-31 15:45:26 kfp2u9s,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Though I hear Putin's opponent may fall dramatically.,12,2023-12-31 13:39:45 kfp4f7l,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Because it's an election and this map is about which countries have any elections.,12,2023-12-31 13:53:43 kfp7wk3,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","As someone casually interested in French (home country) politics I would put EU behind National, Regional and Municipal/County elections. I didn't even know it was this year tbh. EU elections have never been presented as important, and I don't know who's representing me right no except for the people with scandals.",12,2023-12-31 14:22:59 kfpmwmk,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","'or scheduled' - it includes countries where an election is scheduled to happen but will be postponed. Maybe that wasn't helpful to include, but the map doesn't claim to only show places where elections are planned.",12,2023-12-31 16:09:47 kfp7x36,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","State-Level elections in Germany are (for a political science nerd like me) shaping up to be very interesting. They are all happening in the eastern part, and it looks like finding a majority could be very hard. They all will be won either by our center-right party (CDU) (even though in those states the center part is very weak), or by our right-wing-extremists (AfD). A majority for the CDU will be pretty much impossible without either a coalition with the AfD or with ""Die Linke""(left-wing populist/radical) (which is very hated by the CDU). Saxony has a low chance for the AfD gaining an outright majority too. Also there is a new left-wing-populist (and pro-russian) party coming up, which might take some votes from the AfD. Shaping up to be very interesting to watch (but goddamn do I hate to be in the middle of it).",12,2023-12-31 14:23:05 kfpbbyy,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","American elections are super entertaining, probably less so if you are American but the spectacle and ridiculous place that the ads and debates have gotten to make for good tv.",12,2023-12-31 14:49:44 kfq58te,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","(Half Italian from his mother's side. His mother is an Indian citizen now, so that's not important) No. Because he's a moron surrounded by sycophants.",12,2023-12-31 18:07:07 kfoz068,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","An election must be heled by the 28 January 2025 at the latest, but the government can call an early election at any time. Parties never leave it to the last couple weeks because it makes them look incredibly week.",12,2023-12-31 13:03:23 kfpbppw,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Thanks for the shoutout to South Africa. We are really, really tired of the ANC, as we have been for decades. And yet we know they're going to win again without contest",12,2023-12-31 14:52:34 kfpjs92,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","As long as the great Rahul Gandhi is the opposition leader, BJP can rest easy",12,2023-12-31 15:49:25 kfp4fbi,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Lol. Typo,12,2023-12-31 13:53:44 kfp72cp,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",North Korea‽ lol,11,2023-12-31 14:16:15 kfoynn0,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",[deleted],11,2023-12-31 12:59:50 kfozfyu,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Same story with China, I imagine. Winnie the Pooh for life!",11,2023-12-31 13:07:47 kfplyge,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Because national elections and election for the European parlament are entirely different from each other and it makes no sense to group them together as one? At the very minimum you need to give them different colours to each other. It would be like having a US map of the election for president grouped together with the elections for state governor.",11,2023-12-31 16:03:35 kfpgsf3,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","While I believe the conservative will lose, and lose hard, and lose the next one or two the party still has a large core voterbase, money, connection and a lack of sensible competition. If you are a conservative voter who are you going vote for on the right? The ""Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party""? There is simply a complete lack of centre-right competition and even far-right or right are slim pickings. The conservative party won't go anywhere until there's an alternative centre-right party.",11,2023-12-31 15:29:08 kfp5c0d,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Yes, for state elections perhaps. Not for national ones, he is not seen as incompetent. Sure there would be some votes who will vote solely because they want someone else in power. But I dont think it will affect at all.",11,2023-12-31 14:01:37 kfp0636,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Based on history, its likely we'll get a federal election in Canada too. No minority government here has ever lasted the full term. Not saying that a new precedent cant be set, just that its unlikely.",10,2023-12-31 13:14:58 kfpcdjv,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Ah yes... The Rise of Fascism expansion pack is coming out 💕✌️ #/S",10,2023-12-31 14:57:30 kfov2ta,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","A more interesting map would also incorporate the [Election Freedom & Fairness Score](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/free-and-fair-elections-index) mentioned in [the source](https://time.com/6550920/world-elections-2024/). Otherwise, it's just another binary yes-or-no map.",10,2023-12-31 12:20:36 kfoxafh,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Why isn’t that a fixed date?,10,2023-12-31 12:45:19 kfoxmxc,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","Your options are probably: ""Kim Jong Un: Yes""",10,2023-12-31 12:49:03 kfpxvtl,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","It is scheduled because it hasn't been postponed yet. The constitution mandates that it is to occur on 31st of March so the date is set by default. Naturally the fact that martial law is in place means that no elections can be held, but until the government officially postpones it, it is scheduled to occur.",10,2023-12-31 17:20:34 kfpemzi,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year","But that is the exciting part, if they don't get a supermajority like last time, it will definitely make things a lot more interesting in terms of what they can really do. Might bring policy back towards center",10,2023-12-31 15:14:07 kfp2jcp,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Election friends!,10,2023-12-31 13:37:00 kfp5zk4,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",You thought 23 was fucked up. 24 hold my beer.,9,2023-12-31 14:07:09 kfpyz8f,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year", Modi will win,9,2023-12-31 17:27:35 kfpsd61,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",">North Korea >Venezuela >Russia >Belarus I wonder who’ll win those",9,2023-12-31 16:45:18 kfoyt8n,18v6ch6,"2024, a worldwide election year",Algeria vs Russia for the most corrupt elections,9,2023-12-31 13:01:26