How the world is voting in 2024
Voice of America
FILE - In this photograph released by Bangladesh Prime Minister's office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, left, arrives to address a press conference following her election victory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 8, 2024. FILE - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivers an acceptance speech during his inauguration ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, May 20, 2024. FILE - Supporters hold a cut of Salvador President Nayib Bukele as they gather to celebrate results of a general election at the Gerardo Barrios square in downtown San Salvador, El Salvador, Feb. 4, 2024. FILE - Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center, addresses supporters following initial results of the country's parliamentary election, in Lahore, Pakistan, Feb. 9, 2024. FILE - Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto claims victory after unofficial vote counts during an event to watch the results of the general election in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 14, 2024. FILE - A voter casts her ballot during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2024. FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with his election campaign activists in Moscow, Jan. 31, 2024. Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election this year. FILE - President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum smiles during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, June 10, 2024. FILE - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi, June 9, 2024.
The first half of the biggest election year in human history has yielded mixed results for global democracy. Some countries shifted toward one-party autocracy as incumbents consolidated their power. Others staged a semblance of elections with predetermined outcomes. And still others demonstrated the unexpected resilience of popular will in the face of external pressure.
FILE - A handmade version of the Islamic State group's flag is seen on Sept. 17, 2020. (U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York via AP)
FILE - A steelworker moves an artillery projectile during the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 2023. The U.S. Defense Department said last week that some weapons deliveries to Ukraine will take months to complete.
FILE - A police patrol car provided with aid from the Chinese government is seen in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, April 18, 2024.
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FILE - Tourists visit Roman ruins in Palmyra, Syria, on May 11, 2023. Syrian state-run media reported on Nov. 20, 2024, that a strike on the historic town killed 36 people. Syrian leaders blamed Israel.
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A child reacts to an Unitree Go2 intelligent side-follow robot during a performance at a popular shopping district in Beijing, Nov. 17, 2024.
FILE - A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.
Major General Kenneth Chigbu, deputy theatre commander of Operation Hadin Kai is shown with poses for a group photograph with Alice Loksha, left, and Fayina Ali at Army Barrack Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on November 15, 2024.
FILE - A Pakistani waits to open an internet page on a desktop in Lahore, Pakistan, Aug. 19, 2024. Pakistan's top cleric has declared that virtual private networks, or VPNs, are unlawful.