In this piece, we will list 10 Biggest Countries with Elections in 2024. If you want to read our discussion about the global landscape of elections in the year 2024, head over to our article on 25 Biggest Countries with Elections in 2024.
10. SOUTH AFRICA
Population: 58.89 Million
Date(s): expected May-August
The Electoral Commission of South Africa opens NPE 2024, accommodating millions of voters at 23,296 polling places. First-time independent candidates run for office, paving the way for President Ramaphosa’s ascension in April 2023.
9. UNITED KINGDOM
Population: 66.97 Million
Date(s): Expected in 2024 and is required by Jan. 28, 2025
The PM reportedly avoids a November election to avoid the US presidential vote, despite losing two seats in by-elections. According to the most recent surveys, a significant number of people who supported the Conservatives in 2019 may move to Labour in the upcoming election, endangering seats that the Tories had previously won handily as reported in The Guardian article.
8. IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
Population: 88.55 Million
Date(s): 1st March
The Islamic Republic of Iran will hold its 12th legislative election since its creation in 1979 on March 1.
7. MEXICO
Population: 127.5 Million
Date(s): 2nd June
The Mexican people will choose a new president, Chamber of Deputies, and senators in June 2024. Claudia Sheinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico City, is the front-runner in this election.
6. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Population: 144.23 Million
Date(s): 15th-17th March
It is anticipated that Russian President Vladimir Putin will remain in office until at least 2030 after he announced on Friday that he will compete for president once more in the 2024 presidential election.
5. BANGLADESH
Population: 171.8 Million
Date(s): 7th Jan
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been elected for a fifth term, despite a low voter turnout in the election.
4. PAKISTAN:
Population: 235.82 Million
Date(s): 8th February
On February 8th, Pakistan conducted legislative elections in which 44 parties competed for a portion of the 266 seats in the National Assembly, the country’s lower house of parliament. The party with the largest percentage can form a coalition administration if none of the other parties secure a majority of 169 seats. However, violence, an unprecedented nationwide blackout of all mobile phone services, and accusations of vote tampering cast a shadow over the election, according to APNews.
3. INDONESIA
Population: With a population of 275.5 Million
Date(s): 14th February
In his third attempt at becoming the head of the third-largest democracy in the world, Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto easily defeated his opponents in the unofficial results of the presidential elections on 14th February leading him to proclaim victory.
2. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Population: 333.28 Million
Date(s): 5th November
As most of us know, President Biden is set to fight for his seat in the Oval Office this year. With elections rolling up in November, and Donald Trump hell-bent on not going down without a fight, it seems unsure what the outcome of this brutal fight may be.
1. India
Population: 1.42 Billion
Date(s): Elections are expected to be held around April – May
According to an article by Reuters, an opinion survey released on 8th February predicted that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Hindu nationalist party will gain a resounding majority in the summer’s parliamentary elections, guaranteeing Modi an easy third term in office.
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