One email a week. Elections worth watching, sharpest pages of the week, the thing most people misread about a country you'd recognise. No hot takes, no churn.
One email a week. Unsubscribe anytime — I don't take it personally.
Election calendar and linked election pages for contests tracked in 2024.
Taiwanese legislative election held January 2024. No party won a majority — the KMT won the most seats, ending the DPP's legislative majority and creating a hung legislature.
Taiwanese presidential election held January 2024. DPP candidate Lai Ching-te won in a three-way race against KMT's Hou Yu-ih and TPP's Ko Wen-je, securing a third consecutive DPP presidential term.
Russian presidential election held March 2024. Vladimir Putin won a fifth term with an officially reported 87% of the vote amid international criticism of the process. Genuine opposition candidates were barred from running.
Algerian presidential election held September 2024. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected with 84% of the vote in a vote boycotted by the main opposition Rachad movement.
Austrian parliamentary election held September 2024. The Freedom Party (FPÖ) under Herbert Kickl came first for the first time, though coalition talks proved difficult.
Bangladeshi parliamentary election held January 2024 boycotted by the BNP. Sheikh Hasina's Awami League won; she was later ousted in a student uprising in August 2024.
Belgian federal election held June 2024. Bart De Wever's N-VA topped the polls; he led lengthy coalition negotiations and became prime minister of a centre-right government.
Dominican presidential election held May 2024. President Luis Abinader won re-election in the first round with 59% of the vote, defeating former president Leonel Fernandez.
Salvadoran presidential election held February 2024. Nayib Bukele won re-election with 85% of the vote in a landslide despite constitutional questions over his eligibility to run.
Georgian parliamentary election held October 2024. The ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory amid mass pro-EU protests sparked by its subsequent announcement of a pause on EU accession talks.
Ghanaian presidential election held December 2024. John Mahama returned to the presidency, defeating incumbent Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP.
Icelandic Althingi election held November 2024. The Independence Party led by Bjarni Benediktsson won the most votes; coalition negotiations followed the fragmented result.
Indian general election held April-June 2024. BJP won but with a reduced majority.
Indonesian presidential election held February 2024. Prabowo Subianto won in the first round with over 58% of the vote, succeeding Jokowi after two terms.
Iranian snap presidential election held June–July 2024 after Raisi died in a helicopter crash. Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian defeated hardliner Saeed Jalili in the runoff.
Irish general election held November 2024. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil retained enough seats to renew their coalition, blocking Sinn Féin from entering government.
Japanese general election held October 2024. LDP retained power under Ishiba.
Jordanian parliamentary election held September 2024. The Islamic Action Front made significant gains under new electoral rules, while the pro-government independent bloc retained its majority.
Lithuanian Seimas election held October 2024. The Social Democratic Party won the most seats, defeating the ruling conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats.
Mexican presidential election held June 2024. Claudia Sheinbaum won for Morena in a landslide.
Mongolian Great Hural election held June 2024. The ruling Mongolian People's Party won a strong majority in a new single-member constituency system, consolidating its dominant position.
Mozambican presidential election held October 2024. The ruling Frelimo party's Daniel Chapo officially won, triggering widespread protests from opposition supporters who disputed the result.
North Macedonian parliamentary election held May 2024. The nationalist VMRO-DPMNE won decisively, defeating the Social Democrats who had led the country through the EU accession process.
Pakistani general election held February 2024 amid political turmoil. PTI-backed independents won the most seats but Shehbaz Sharif formed a coalition government.
Panamanian presidential election held May 2024. José Raúl Mulino won in a fragmented race, succeeding Laurentino Cortizo as president amid protests over a copper mine contract.
Portuguese parliamentary election held March 2024. The centre-right Democratic Alliance narrowly beat the Socialists, with Luis Montenegro forming a minority government.
Romanian presidential election held November 2024. The result was annulled by the Constitutional Court after allegations of foreign interference, triggering a political crisis.
Senegalese presidential election held March 2024 after a controversial delay. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, released from prison ten days prior, won a decisive first-round victory.
South African general election held May 2024. ANC lost its majority for the first time, forming a coalition.
South Korean National Assembly election held April 2024. The opposition Democratic Party won a supermajority, dealing a major blow to President Yoon.
Sri Lankan presidential election held September 2024. Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the left-wing NPP alliance won in a historic upset, the first ever second-preference count determining the winner.
Tunisian presidential election held October 2024 under a highly restrictive environment. Kais Saied was re-elected with 90.7% following the arrest of his main rivals.
UK general election held July 2024. Labour won a landslide under Keir Starmer.
Uruguayan presidential election held October–November 2024. Left-wing candidate Yamandú Orsi narrowly defeated ruling coalition candidate Álvaro Delgado in the runoff.
United States presidential election held November 2024. Trump won the presidency for a second time.
Venezuelan presidential election held July 2024. Nicolas Maduro claimed victory amid widespread accusations of fraud; opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez released contrary tallies.
