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List Of Elections In 2024
This is a list of elections that are set to be held in 2024. The National Democratic Institute also maintains calendar of elections around the world. *2024 United Nations Security Council election *2024 national electoral calendar *2024 local electoral calendar The year 2024 is notable for the large number of elections being held worldwide: more than 100 countries from around the world, home to nearly half of the global population, will vote, including eight of the world's 10 most populous nations – Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States; in addition, the European Union held elections for the European Parliament in June. Around 4 billion voters – approximately half of the world's population – are eligible to vote in elections this year. 2024 has been called the year of elections. This year is expected to have a big impact on global politics. Africa * ** 2024 Algerian presidential election, 7 September * ** 2024 Botswana general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Democratic Institute
The National Democratic Institute (NDI), or National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, is a non-profit American NGO that works with partners in developing countries to increase the effectiveness of democratic institutions. The NDI's core program areas include citizen participation, elections, debates, democratic governance, democracy and technology, political inclusion of marginalized groups, and gender, women and democracy, peace and security, political parties, and youth political participation. The organization's stated mission is to "support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government." The NDI was founded in 1983, shortly after the United States Congress created the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The NED's creation was followed by the establishment of three related institutes: the Center for International Private Enterprise, the National Democratic Institute for International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Chadian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Chad in 2024. Background The last parliamentary term that began in June 2011 was originally scheduled to end in June 2015, but was extended.Tchad : sommés par le front de l'opposition de quitter l'Assemblée, des députés refusent de démissionner Jeune Afrique, 22 June 2017 President Idriss Déby announced on 2 February 2017 that the election would be delayed because the government did not have sufficient funds in the midst of an economic slump: "When we have resources, we can hold parliamentary elections". He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Senegalese Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 24 March 2024. Incumbent president Macky Sall was ineligible to pursue a third term due to term limits in the Constitution of Senegal. The elections were originally scheduled for 25 February, but were postponed indefinitely by a decree of Sall on 3 February, and then delayed by the National Assembly to 15 December. However, on 15 February the Senegalese Constitutional Council overturned the postponement and ordered elections to proceed as soon as possible, with the government subsequently setting a new election date for 24 March after a national dialogue at the end of February was ruled unconstitutional. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, running in place of Ousmane Sonko, was elected president with 54% of the vote, while Amadou Ba, the candidate of the ruling United in Hope (BBY) coalition, peacefully conceded defeat. Faye's victory was later confirmed by Senegal's Supreme Court. He was inaugurated as president on 2 April. Background Severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Rwandan General Election
General elections were held in Rwanda on 15 July 2024 to elect the president and members of the Chamber of Deputies. In an election that was criticised as unfair for its barring of serious opposition candidates, incumbent President Paul Kagame, in office since 2000, was elected to a fourth term (allegedly with over 99% of the vote and a 98.2% turnout) and was inaugurated on 11 August. Background A referendum in 2015 approved constitutional amendments that would allow incumbent President Paul Kagame to run for a third term in office in 2017, as well as shortening presidential terms from seven to five years, although the latter change would not come into effect until 2024. In 2022 Kagame told France 24 that he intended to run for president again in the 2024 election, despite having already served three terms in office. Kagame's rule in the country has been described as authoritarian. According to Freedom House, Kagame is an autocrat who is responsible for "surveillance, intimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Ondo State Gubernatorial Election
The 2024 Ondo State gubernatorial election will take place on 16 November 2024. Incumbent APC governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is running for election to a full term. Former deputy governor Agboola Ajayi of the PDP and 15 other party candidates are running against him. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the APC was the former deputy governor who became governor after the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in December 2023. Agboola Ajayi of the PDP was the ZLP gubernatorial candidate in the 2020 gubernatorial election. Electoral system The Governor of Ondo State is elected using the plurality voting system Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected. In systems based on single-member districts, it elects just one member per .... References {{reflist Ondo State 2024 Gubernatorial election 2024 Ondo State gubernatorial election 2024 elections in Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Edo State Gubernatorial Election
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Namibian General Election
General elections are due to be held in Namibia on 27 November 2024 to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly. They will be the country's seventh general elections since gaining independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. Background Outgoing president Hage Geingob died on 4 February 2024 while receiving treatment for cancer and was replaced by his vice president, Nangolo Mbumba, who will serve out the remainder of his term, which expires on 21 March 2025. Mbumba has announced that he has no intention of running for president. Electoral system The President of Namibia is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate receives more than 50% in the first round of voting, a run-off will be held. No previous presidential votes in Namibia have gone to a second round. The 104 members of the National Assembly consist of 96 elected members and eight (non-voting) members appointed by the President. The 96 elected members are elected by closed list propor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Mozambican General Election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Mozambique on 9 October 2024. The ruling party, FRELIMO, which has increasingly become marked with growing concerns of authoritarianism and impunity amid the controversies surrounding the 2023 local elections and the 2019 general election, is predicted to win. Electoral system The President is elected using the two-round system. The 250 members of the Assembly of the Republic are elected by proportional representation in eleven multi-member constituencies based on the country's provinces and on a first-past-the-post basis from two single-member constituencies representing Mozambican citizens in Africa and Europe. Seats in the multi-member constituencies are allocated using the d'Hondt method, with an electoral threshold of 5%. Candidates On 5 May 2024, after a meeting of its Central Committee, FRELIMO named Daniel Chapo, a 47-year old law professor and former radio announcer, as its candidate in the upcoming election, to succeed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Mauritian General Election
General elections are due to be held in Mauritius on 30 November 2024. Electoral system The National Assembly has 62 elected members elected in 20 three-seat constituencies and one two-seat constituency (the island of Rodrigues). The elections are held using the block vote system, whereby voters have as many votes as there are seats available. In addition to the elected members, the Electoral Supervisory Commission has the power to appoint a further eight members. The additional members are chosen from amongst the unsuccessful candidates who received the highest number of votes, and are appointed with the aim of balancing the parliamentary representation of different ethnic groups. IPU References {{Mauritian elections |
2024 Mauritanian Presidential Election
Presidential elections are expected to be held in Mauritania on 22 June 2024. Electoral system Under Article 26 of the constitution the president is elected for a five-year term using the two round system. If no candidate received an absolute majority of the vote in the first round, a second round is held two weeks later between the two candidates who received the most votes. Candidacy is restricted to citizens by birth aged between 40 and 75 (on the day of the first round) who have not had their civil and political rights removed. Article 23 also stipulates that the president has to be a Muslim. Article 28 establishes a term limit of two mandates, allowing the president to only be re-elected once. The election of a new president is required to take place between 30 and 45 days before the expiration of the term of the incumbent president. Candidates Declared * Biram Dah Abeid, deputy of the National Assembly since 2018 and candidate in 2014 and 2019. * Elid Ould Mohamede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Malagasy Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 29 May 2024 to elect the 163 members of the National Assembly. The election took place a few months after Andry Rajoelina was re-elected in presidential elections held in November 2023. The ruling Young Malagasies Determined remained the largest party in the National Assembly and maintained its overall majority. Electoral system The 163 members of the National Assembly are elected via a parallel voting system: 77 seats are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, while the remaining 86 seats are elected in 43 multi-member constituencies (of two seats each) by closed list proportional representation using the highest averages method. For this election, 12 million people are eligible to vote. More than 450 candidates contested the election. Campaign issues Issues in the campaign included corruption, infrastructure and the economy. Conduct Voting was held from 06:00 to 17:00 on 29 May. Observe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Guinea-Bissau Presidential Election
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Guinea-Bissau in November or December 2024. Incumbent president Umaro Sissoco Embaló is eligible for a second term. Background In 2019, Umaro Sissoco Embaló won the runoff vote against Domingos Simões Pereira, 54% to 46%. Simões Pereira disputed the results. Although neither the supreme court of Guinea-Bissau nor the parliament had given its approval for the official swearing-in ceremony, Sissoco Embaló had organized an alternative swearing-in ceremony in a hotel in Bissau to announce himself as legal president of Guinea-Bissau. Several politicians in Guinea-Bissau, including prime minister Aristides Gomes, accused Sissoco Embaló of arranging a Coup d'état, although outgoing president Vaz stepped down to allow Embaló to take power. Incumbent president Embalo dissolved the opposition controlled parliament on 4 December 2023, saying an "attempted coup" had prevented him from returning home from COP28 climate conference. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
