The World Is Watching U.S. Elections. Here's What Americans Should Be Watching.
HuffPost
This year could be pivotal for democracy around the world.
2024 is a high-stakes year for democracy ― and we’re not just talking about the United States. It’s possible that over 4 billion people among dozens of countries could have the chance to cast a vote this year. Whether all those elections are free and fair is a different question.
“We’re very concerned about the quality of democracy around the world. There’s been a number of countries where things are moving not in the right direction, including in the U.S.,” David Carroll, director of the Carter Center’s Democracy Program, which oversees election monitoring around the world, told HuffPost.
While many people around the world are paying close attention to a possible rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, HuffPost spoke to experts to learn more about the world elections that Americans should keep an eye on. The list is long, but here are 11 elections to get you started.
Taiwan — Jan. 13
The Taiwanese people went to the polls Saturday for presidential and legislative elections that will be closely watched by both the U.S., one of Taiwan’s biggest supporters on the world stage, and China, which poses a threat but is also the self-governing island’s largest trading partner.
The report details how Israel's policies and practices inflict collective punishment on the Palestinian people in an attempt to wipe them off the map.
It comes two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
The teenager was healthy before developing symptoms and is not known to have any contact with infected animals, health officials said.
Images online showed people damaging property and setting firecrackers. A police vehicle was later burned out in a nearby street and police said they suspect arson.
Afghanistan has had the highest number of children made homeless by climate disasters of any country as of the end of 2023, according to a report.
New Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people including children in Lebanon and northern Gaza.
The Dutch capital imposed the ban following attacks by youth on fans of an Israeli soccer club, as well as anti-Palestinian behavior and chants by those fans.
Qatar officials told Israel and Hamas that it can't continue to mediate “as long as there is a refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith."
Experts called the humanitarian situation throughout the Gaza Strip “extremely grave and rapidly deteriorating."
The Santiago-based organization is asking the government to recognize them legally as a religious association.
Some 62 people were arrested over the violence following the Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.