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  <div class="article__header-wrap"> <h1 class="article__title">2024 in elections: The year half the world's voting-age population went to the polls</h1> <span class="meta__authors meta__authors--longform"> By&nbsp;<a class="article__author-link" href="/en/signataires/camille-simon/">Camille Simon</a> </span> <section class="meta__date-reading"> <span class="meta__publisher">Published today at 10:00 am (Paris)</span> <p class="meta__reading-time meta__reading-time--header meta__reading-time--longform"> <span class="icon__reading-time"></span> <span>1 min read</span> <a class="meta__article-en-fr-url meta__article-en-fr-url--longform js-lang-switcher" href="/international/article/2025/01/01/2024-l-annee-ou-la-moitie-de-la-planete-en-age-de-voter-etait-appelee-aux-urnes_6476500_3210.html" hreflang="fr"> <span class="meta__article-en-fr-url-link">Lire en français</span> </a> </p> </section> <section class="article__info"> <section class="article__meta"><p class="article__status"><span class="icon__premium"></span>Subscribers only</p> </section> <section class="article__stand-first"><p class="article__desc"><span class="article__kicker">News</span>2024 was been a historic electoral year, marked by major ballots around the world. The population living in countries where elections were held totaled 4.1 billion people – half of the planet's inhabitants. Here's a look back at a very special year.</p></section> </section> </div> 

 <ul class="article__unordered-list"><li><strong>BANGLADESH – January 7, 2024</strong></li></ul> <figure class="article__media article__media--default "> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 664 443'%3E%3C/svg%3E" srcset=" https://img.lemde.fr/2024/11/27/0/0/2400/1601/630/0/75/0/a992128_1732697167005-000-349l3bw.jpg 1x, https://img.lemde.fr/2024/11/27/0/0/2400/1601/1260/0/45/0/a992128_1732697167005-000-349l3bw.jpg 2x" alt="Images Le Monde.fr" width="100%" height="auto"> <noscript><img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2024/11/27/0/0/2400/1601/630/0/75/0/a992128_1732697167005-000-349l3bw.jpg" alt="On January 7, 2024, Bangladeshi police claimed to have fired shots during clashes with opposition activists who had set up a roadblock to protest against voting in the ongoing general election. On August 5, a student revolution ousted the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and rendered the assembly that sat in Parliament null and void. The interim government, led by economist Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, took over the reins of the country on August 8."></noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">On January 7, 2024, Bangladeshi police claimed to have fired shots during clashes with opposition activists who had set up a roadblock to protest against voting in the ongoing general election. On August 5, a student revolution ousted the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and rendered the assembly that sat in Parliament null and void. The interim government, led by economist Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, took over the reins of the country on August 8. <span class="article__credit" aria-hidden="true">AFP</span> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="article__media article__media--default "> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 664 443'%3E%3C/svg%3E" srcset=" https://img.lemde.fr/2024/11/27/0/0/4876/3250/630/0/75/0/07fc4f4_1732696970865-000-349l7bq.jpg 1x, https://img.lemde.fr/2024/11/27/0/0/4876/3250/1260/0/45/0/07fc4f4_1732696970865-000-349l7bq.jpg 2x" alt="Images Le Monde.fr" width="100%" height="auto"> <noscript><img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2024/11/27/0/0/4876/3250/630/0/75/0/07fc4f4_1732696970865-000-349l7bq.jpg" alt="Ballot boxes and election materials at a distribution center in Dhaka on January 6, 2024, on the eve of the general elections in Bangladesh."></noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">Ballot boxes and election materials at a distribution center in Dhaka on January 6, 2024, on the eve of the general elections in Bangladesh. <span class="article__credit" aria-hidden="true">MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP</span> </figcaption> </figure> <section class="catcher catcher--favoris"> <div class="catcher__content"><span class="catcher__title catcher__title--hide">Read more</span><span class="catcher__desc"> <span class="icon__premium"><span class="sr-only">Subscribers only</span></span> <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/11/17/in-bangladesh-after-100-days-in-power-the-interim-government-s-task-remains-colossal_6733121_4.html" class="js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link" data-premium="1">After 100 days in power, Bangladesh's interim government's task remains colossal</a> </span> </div> </section> <section class="catcher catcher--favoris"> <div class="catcher__content"><span class="catcher__title catcher__title--hide">Read more</span><span class="catcher__desc"> <span class="icon__premium"><span class="sr-only">Subscribers only</span></span> <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/11/18/muhammad-yunus-if-you-can-t-provide-young-people-opportunities-they-ll-have-another-revolution_6733148_4.html" class="js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link" data-premium="1">Muhammad Yunus: 'If you can't provide young people opportunities, they'll have another revolution'</a> </span> </div> </section> <ul class="article__unordered-list"><li><strong>TAIWAN – January 13, 2024</strong></li></ul> <figure class="article__media article__media--default "> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 664 443'%3E%3C/svg%3E" srcset=" https://img.lemde.fr/2024/01/11/0/0/5532/3688/630/0/75/0/2b1680e_1704960558505-121908.jpg 1x, https://img.lemde.fr/2024/01/11/0/0/5532/3688/1260/0/45/0/2b1680e_1704960558505-121908.jpg 2x" alt="Images Le Monde.fr" width="100%" height="auto"> <noscript><img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2024/01/11/0/0/5532/3688/630/0/75/0/2b1680e_1704960558505-121908.jpg" alt="Taiwan&#039;s outgoing president, Tsai Ing-wen, speaks on stage at a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) election campaign rally at the Xinzhuang Civil Sports Center in New Taipei City on January 6, 2024, ahead of the January 13 presidential election."></noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">Taiwan's outgoing president, Tsai Ing-wen, speaks on stage at a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) election campaign rally at the Xinzhuang Civil Sports Center in New Taipei City on January 6, 2024, ahead of the January 13 presidential election. <span class="article__credit" aria-hidden="true">YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP</span> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="reading-mode-only "><strong>You have 96.11% of this article left to read. 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2024 was been a historic electoral year, marked by major ballots around the world. The population living in countries where elections were held totaled 4.1 billion people – half of the planet's inhabitants. Here's a look back at a very special year.{ai:summary}<p>In 2024, a historic electoral year, approximately 4.1 billion people, or half the global population, participated in elections worldwide. Significant events included protests in Bangladesh against the general election and the rise of an interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.</p><p>Taiwan also held elections, with outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen campaigning ahead of the January 13 vote. These events reflect a notable year in global democracy and governance. #politics</p>

2024 in elections: The year half the world's voting-age population went to the polls

2024 in elections: The year half the world's voting-age population went to the polls

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