No Biden, No Trump: 5 Global Elections to Watch in 2024
Taiwan: The China factor
The first major election in 2024 could also be the one that matters most for the rest of the world. Taiwan will choose its next president on January 13, against the backdrop of growing tensions between the U.S. and China.
Russia: An even more powerful Putin?
The Kremlin’s spokesman isn’t always the most reliable source, but at least one comment he made last month seemed credible.
India: Modi rides a wave
The results of India’s national elections, likely to be held around May, also look like a foregone conclusion—but for a different reason: the country’s leader, Narendra Modi, after almost 10 years in power, still ranks as India’s most popular politician.
South Africa: Making history?
South Africa’s 2024 elections could be one for the history books. With opinion polls showing South Africans increasingly dissatisfied with what they see as an ineffective and corrupt political system, the vote may see the ouster of the African National Congress—the party of Nelson Mandela—for the first time since 1994, when South Africa held its first post-apartheid polls.
Mexico: A woman will rule
In Mexico, one outcome is clear: the country will elect its first female leader. Women in Mexico only received full voting rights in the 1950s—and in the 2024 presidential elections, the country’s two leading political parties are fielding female candidates.
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