Among the electoral events of 2024 are the European Parliament elections, which will take place on June 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th in the 27 countries of the EU and will determine the course of Community policies, albeit those that receive the greatest attention Attracting attention are the presidential elections in the United States, scheduled for November 5th, the results of which always have an impact on the geopolitical situation in the world.
The presidential election in the United States is scheduled for November 5th and its results will have an impact on the global geopolitical situation.
Since the primaries have not yet taken place, the candidates are expected to be the same as in 2020: the Democrat Joe Biden and the Republican Donald Trump, who represent opposite models of the country.
Russia
On March 17, Russia will host the first federal election since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022, with current Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, 71, running for re-election for the fifth time since 2000 and with an almost certain victory.
The elections, in which no open opposition candidate will take part, will be a kind of referendum on the course of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, in which the Kremlin has not yet achieved the goals it set for itself when invading the neighboring country.
Ukraine
Ukraine is exactly one of the countries where, according to the electoral calendar, a new ruler will be elected in 2024, but it is not yet certain whether elections will be called.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s mandate expires on March 31, but while martial law is in effect due to the war with Russia, no elections can be called, although the president has hinted at the possibility of making this possible by law.
Venezuela
Presidential elections will also take place in Venezuela in 2024.
The saviour
General elections scheduled for February 4 in El Salvador are in doubt as popular President Nayib Bukel will seek a second consecutive term in office, something not provided for in the country’s constitution but approved by Salvador’s Supreme Electoral Court.
Mexico’s next president will emerge from June 2 elections in which, for the first time in history, two women are the main candidates: the ruling party’s Claudia Sheinbaum, former head of government of Mexico City, and Xóchitl Gálvez, former senator and leader of the opposition platform Fuerza y ​​​​Corazón por México.
In Latin America, legislative elections (presidential and parliamentary) are also planned in Panama (June 5), the Dominican Republic (May 19) and Uruguay (October 27).
According to The Economist magazine, more than 4.1 billion people are called to vote, representing 51% of the world’s population living in countries where 2024 is an election year.
With information from Efe