Election Snapshot: IFES FAQs in the Global Year of Elections

2024 was a transformative year for elections. More than 4.3 billion voters made their voices heard by casting votes in 140 elections around the world.  

Many of 2024’s elections faced significant adversity. Political violence, lack of transparency, information manipulation, media bias, and technical problems made the act of voting more difficult. Still, more than half of the world’s population engaged their democratic rights and participated in the democratic process by taking the time to vote.  

IFES was there for all of it.  

Throughout the “mega year of elections,” IFES specialists leveraged their deeply sourced expertise to author answers to the most pressing questions about every country that held a consequential election in 2024. Below is a compilation of our FAQs and Election Snapshots from 2024. 

To catch a glimpse of what to expect next year, check out our latest editorial about the elections landscape for 2025 and the IFES Election Guide.