The World Is Watching U.S. Elections. Here's What Americans Should Be Watching.
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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.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing the biggest test of his political career following the resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers.
Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia from western Syria after rebels captured Damascus, ending the nation's decades-long tyrannical regime.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed almost 45,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the Biden administration and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik said Yoon’s impeachment was an outcome driven by “the people’s ardent desire for democracy, courage and dedication.”
Timmerman said he was released Monday morning alongside a young Syrian man and 70 female prisoners, some of whom had their children with them.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since the full-scale invasion began.
"In nearly twenty years as a journalist, this was one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed," Clarissa Ward said.
It’s beginning to look a lot like visitor overload in Rovaniemi, where an onslaught of tourists arrives each year at Christmas time,
The South Korean president has defended his martial law decree as act of governance and denied rebellion charges.
An official says former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted to kill himself but failed to do so.