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January 1, 2024
William Upton
Analysis
World

Here’s a List of All The Countries Having Elections This Year.

Nearly half the global population – expected to hit 8 billion people total today, January 1st – will head to the polls at some point over the coming year. At least sixty-four countries, and the European Union will hold elections – with some expected to result in tectonic political shifts.

The National Pulse has compiled a comprehensive list of countries expected to hold elections by region and will be providing further insight as each election grows nearer.

Europe.

  • European Union (EU): The 27 EU member states, comprising 448 million people,  will hold elections for the European Parliament from June 6th to the 9th.
  • The United Kingdom (UK): A general parliamentary election for the House of Commons is expected to be held at some point in 2024. The general election must be held before 28 January 2025 and Parliament itself is set to be dissolved no later than December 17th, 2024.
  • Ukraine: A presidential election is scheduled for March 31st, however the ongoing conflict with Russia and the declared state of martial law may prevent the election from happening.
  • Romania: The Eastern European nation is expected to hold elections for its Presidency, Senate, and Chamber of Deputies at some point between November and December 2024.
  • Belgium: On June 9th, Belgians will head to the polls to elect a new Chamber of Representatives. The election could potentially result in the dissolution of the country along linguistic and cultural lines.
  • Czech Republic: An election to choose a new Czech Senate will held at a to-be-determined date next year.
  • Portugal: A snap legislative  election will occur in Portugal on March 10th after the fall of the socialist government. A tight race is expected between the country’s socialists and right-wing populists.
  • Belarus: The Russian-allied state will hold elections for its Chamber of Representatives on February 25th.
  • Austria: The Germanic nation is expected to hold elections for the National Council – its lower house of parliament – on September 29th. Polling shows the right-populist FPÖ is positioned to win its first Austrian legislative and form a government. The Communist Party of Austria has also seen a degree of increased popularity.
  • Slovakia: An election for the President of Slovakia will be held at some point in 2024.
  • Finland: One of the earlier elections of 2024, citizens of Finland will elect a new president on January 28th, 2024.
  • Croatia: The Balkan nation will likely hold two elections. A presidential contest is expected in December of 2024 while it is not yet known when the country will hold its parliamentary elections.
  • Republic of Moldova: A presidential election is expected in November.
  • Lithuania: The Baltic state will hold a presidential election on May 12th with parliamentary elections on October 13th.
  • North Macedonia: A presidential election will be held on April 24th while its parliamentary election will occur on May 8th.
  • Iceland: The North Atlantic island nation will hold a presidential election on June 1st.
  • San Marino: The European micro-state is expected to hold elections for the Grand and General Council at some point in December.
  • Georgia: Parliamentary elections will be held on October 26th. The presidential election date has yet-to-be-determined.

Asia and Oceana.

  • India: The worlds largest democracy, with 1.44 billion people, is expected to hold elections for its Lok Sabha (House of the People) – the lower house of the Indian parliament – at some point in April or May of 2024. Political parties comprising the nationalist and populist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance hold a narrow lead in polls.
  • Indonesia: The South East Asian island nation of 279 million people will hold a general election on February 14th with the Presidency, Regional Representative Council, and House of Representatives all on the ballot. The secular nationalist and populist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle has lead in the legislative polls with the right-wing populist Gerindra Party close behind.
  • Pakistan: The Muslim state will hold elections for its National Assembly on February 8th. Pakistan has experienced an ongoing political crisis and mass demonstrations over the past year after the arrest of its former Prime Minister Imran Khan who was ousted from power by a no-confidence vote in 2022.
  • Bangladesh: An election for the National Parliament will be held on January 7th.
  • Russian Federation: From March 15th to 17th Russians will head to the polls to vote for the nation’s president. Vladimir Putin, the incumbent president, is expected to win re-election.
  • Uzbekistan: The Central Asian state is expected to hold elections for the Legislative Chamber in October, but they can occur as late as December of 2024.
  • North Korea: On April 10th the Communist nation lead by dictator Kim Jong-un will hold ‘elections’ for its Supreme People’s Assembly. An alliance of communist political parties under the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea has won all seats in the legislative assembly since 1948.
  • South Korea: Elections for the National Assembly will be held on April 10th.
  • Taiwan: A critical presidential and legislative election will be decided on January 13th, 2024. The current government lead by the liberal Democratic Progressive Party faces insurgent campaigns from the nationalist Kuomintang and the populist Taiwan People’s Party. The outcome could have a significant impact on China’s stance towards Taiwan and the United States.
  • Cambodia: Senate elections will be held on February 25th.
  • Sri Lanka: Presidential and parliamentary elections are expected to be called at some point in 2024.
  • Mongolia: Elections for the State Great Khural – the country’s unicameral legislature – are expected to be held in June.
  • Bhutan: An election for the country’s National Assembly will be held on January 9th.
  • Solomon Islands: A general election for the National Parliament is expected in April of 2024.
  • Maldives: Between March and May, a general election for the country’s legislature is expected to be held.
  • Kiribati: Elections for the country’s Presidency and House of Assembly are expected to be held in 2024.
  • Palau: A general election for the Presidency, Senate, and House of Delegates will be held on November 12th.
  • Tuvalu: Parliamentary elections will be hold on January 26th.

Middle East.

  • Syrian Arab Republic: Despite political instability and an ongoing civil war, it is expected Syria will hold elections for the People’s Assembly at some point in 2024.
  • Islamic Republic of Iran: Both the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Assembly of Experts will be up for election on March 1st.
  • Azerbaijan: The Islamic country will elect a president on February 7th.
  • Jordan: The country’s elections for House of Representatives are expected to be held in November 2024.

Africa.

  • South Africa: National Assembly elections are expected to be held between May and August of 2024. The African National Congress continues to poll at or close to 50-percent.
  • Algeria: A presidential election is expected in December of 2024.
  • Ghana: Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on December 7th, 2024.
  • Mozambique: Presidential and legislative elections will be held on October 9th.
  • Madagascar: Elections for the National Assembly are due to happen before May.
  • Mali: The military junta in control of the country has postponed a February presidential election indefinitely with only vague reasons given as to why.
  • Chad: A presidential election is expected in October.
  • Senegal: A presidential election will be held on February 25th.
  • Rwanda: Elections for the Presidency and Chamber of Deputies will happen on July 15th.
  • Tunisia: A presidential election is expected to be held at some point in the fall of 2024.
  • South Sudan: Presidential and legislative elections are expected to be held in December of 2024.
  • Togo: Legislative elections are expected to be held in early 2024.
  • Mauritania: A presidential election will occur on June 22nd.
  • Botswana: An election for the National Assembly is expected in October.
  • Namibia: Presidential and legislative elections will be held at some point in 2024.
  • Guinea Bissau: A presidential election is slated to occur at a to-be-decided point in 2024.
  • Mauritius: Legislative elections are expected to be held in 2024.
  • Comoros: A presidential election will be held on January 14th.

The Americas.

  • The United States of America (USA): Elections for President, the House of Representatives, and the Senate – along with state and local races – will be held on November 5th. Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination, appears set for a rematch against the Democrat incumbent President Joe Biden.
  • Mexico: Presidential and legislative elections will be held on June 2nd. Current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is term-limited. Claudia Sheinbaum of the left-wing National Regeneration Movement is expected to face-off against Xóchitl Gálvez of the centrist National Action Party.
  • Venezuela: A presidential ‘election’ could possibly be held in December of 2024. The South American nation’s dictator Nicolás Maduro is ‘running’ for ‘re-election’.
  • Dominican Republican: The Caribbean island nation will hold presidential and legislative elections on May 19th.
  • El Salvador: The Central American state will hold presidential and legislative elections on February 4th. Incumbent President Nayib Bukele is running for re-election after the country’s supreme court ruled he would not have to wait 10-years between terms in office.
  • Panama: Presidential and legislative elections will be held on May 5th.
  • Uruguay: Presidential and legislative elections will be held on October 27th.
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Nearly half the global population – expected to hit 8 billion people total today, January 1st – will head to the polls at some point over the coming year. At least sixty-four countries, and the European Union will hold elections – with some expected to result in tectonic political shifts. show more
December 30, 2023
World

REPORT: Over 7,000 German Women Raped or Assaulted by Migrants Since 2015.

Migrants, especially those who entered Germany illegally during Europe’s migrant crisis, have raped and sexually assaulted over 7,000 German women since 2015, according to a report in the 243-year-old Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper.

The numbers are drawn from police crime statistics, which reveal more than 8,590 reported cases of rape and sexual assault by migrants. Over 90 percent of victims of sexual crimes are female.

Migrants are wildly over-represented in the rape statistics in the nation, given that they only account for 2.5 percent of the population.For example, there were almost 12,000 reported cases of rape or sexual assault in 2022, with around 10,000 identified suspects, 3,679 being non-German, and recent migrants accounting for at least 1,155 of those — an 11.5 percent rate.

Migrants from Syria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are named as particularly notable in these statistics.

The United States has now surpassed Germany’s intake in 2015 through its own southern border crisis, as a percentage of total population.

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Migrants, especially those who entered Germany illegally during Europe’s migrant crisis, have raped and sexually assaulted over 7,000 German women since 2015, according to a report in the 243-year-old Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper. show more
December 30, 2023
Crime
News
Religion
World

4 Canadian Churches Burned Before Christmas.

Four churches were torched in Alberta, Canada in recent weeks, with the latest immolation occurring just days before Christmas. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating the arson attacks.

The fires began in Barrhead, where St. Mary Abbots Anglican church and St. Aidan’s Church, both historic mainstays of the community, were destroyed on December 7th.

The spree continued with the burning of St. Gabriel Catholic Mission in Janvier on December 15th. This was followed by the suspected arson of a Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Beiseker on December 20th.

“My thoughts are with the Seventh Day Adventist community in Beiseker, AB mourning the loss of their church at the hands of an arsonist,” commented Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. “This is the 4th church in 2 weeks to be targeted by acts of violent anti-Christian hatred.”

Canada saw a spate of church burnings in 2021. These were sparked by claims “mass graves” of Native American children had been discovered at former residential schools. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to give some tacit endorsement to the arson attacks.

“I understand the anger that’s out there against the federal government, against institutions like the Catholic church; it is real and it is fully understandable given the shameful history,” he said.

As of August of 2023, however, no human remains had been found at any of the supposed “mass graves”.

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Four churches were torched in Alberta, Canada in recent weeks, with the latest immolation occurring just days before Christmas. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating the arson attacks. show more
December 29, 2023
News
War
World

France Readies 90,000 Cops for New Year’s Eve Amidst Terror Alert.

Following a recent knife attack near the Eiffel Tower, France has further increased security measures, with 90,000 police officers set to be deployed across the country on New Year’s Eve. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has cited a “very high terrorist threat” for the mobilization.

“I’ve requested a very strong mobilisation of police forces and the gendarmerie under the context of a very high terrorist threat, of course due to what’s happening in Israel and Palestine,” Darmanin explained.

For the first time, the authorities will also be using drones to monitor French citizens and other residents. Five-thousand soldiers and 35,000 firefighters will also be on duty.

Few Western countries have been hit harder than France by radical Islamic terrorism in recent years, with the multicultural country suffering around 130 fatalities during the Bataclan terrorist attack in 2015 and 86 fatalities during the Nice truck attack a year later, among other incidents.

Tensions have been high since the onset of the Israel-Hamas conflict, with a knifeman yelling “Allahu akbar!” stabbing a person to death in Paris four weeks ago and a Chechen migrant killing a teacher while shouting the same phrase before that.

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Following a recent knife attack near the Eiffel Tower, France has further increased security measures, with 90,000 police officers set to be deployed across the country on New Year’s Eve. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has cited a "very high terrorist threat" for the mobilization. show more
December 29, 2023
News
War
World

Ex Navy Seal Erik Prince Predicts China Will ‘Take Taiwan’ in Spring 2024.

Former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince predicts China may “take Taiwan in spring 2024”. His statement follows Chinese President Xi Jinping declaring his intention to unify Taiwan with mainland China. Prince anticipates a potential move in May or June 2024, due to favorable weather conditions during these months.

“The weather window if they are going to do something by force in Taiwan opens around May or June because during most of the months of the year, it’s too windy,” Prince explained.

“If they are going to take Taiwan by force I would predict that they are going to do something this spring.”

Prince also offered his perspective on the state of NATO, which has depleted much of its resources equipping Ukraine since 2022. He said former president Donald Trump had been “absolutely right” to criticize its European members for neglecting defense and relying on America to do all the heavy lifting.

“President Trump was right to complain about NATO not paying their share. I think it’s only five or six of the 28 countries that are members that still pay 2 per cent of their GDP in defense,” he said.

“A huge amount of defense stocks have been transferred from those NATO countries to Ukraine and have been consumed in the battlefield. They haven’t been replaced yet and so Europe has a bit of a wake-up call. They need to crank up that industrial base,” he warned.

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Former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince predicts China may "take Taiwan in spring 2024". His statement follows Chinese President Xi Jinping declaring his intention to unify Taiwan with mainland China. Prince anticipates a potential move in May or June 2024, due to favorable weather conditions during these months. show more
December 29, 2023
World

World Population Will Reach 8 BILLION on January 1st.

The world’s population has increased by approximately 75 million over the past year according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. By New Year’s Day, the population is expected to exceed 8 billion, reflecting a worldwide growth rate of just under one percent. The Census Bureau also projected that by the outset of 2024, worldwide stats will average 4.3 births and two deaths every second.

In comparison to the global count, the growth rate within the United States has been estimated to be approximately half the worldwide figure at 0.53 percent – with families having fewer or no children, and politicians simply attempting to mass import migrants to plug the gaps. Over the past year, the U.S. added 1.7 million to its population, bringing the total to an estimated 335.8 million by New Year’s Day.

Historically, the lowest decade of growth in the United States followed the Great Depression of the 1930s, with a growth rate of 7.3 percent. As 2024 commences, the U.S. is projected to register one birth every nine seconds and one death every 9.5 seconds. Nonetheless, through net migration, adding one person to the U.S. population every 28.3 seconds, a steady increase in population numbers is expected. This combination of birth, death, and immigration figures is estimated to result in a net growth of one person every 24.2 seconds in the United States.

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The world's population has increased by approximately 75 million over the past year according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. By New Year's Day, the population is expected to exceed 8 billion, reflecting a worldwide growth rate of just under one percent. The Census Bureau also projected that by the outset of 2024, worldwide stats will average 4.3 births and two deaths every second. show more
December 28, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
World

Biden Govt Pays for Poland’s New Globalist Regime to Bring Illegal Migrants to National Parliament.

Poland’s new globalist government has wasted little time in demonstrating the strong border policies of the previous, national conservative government are on the way out, with a gaggle of migrants being invited to meet the new speaker.

The visit to the Sejm – the most powerful body in the Polish state – was organized by Fundacja Ocalenie. The foundation receives funding from the American taxpayer, the foundation having receives a $20,000 grant from the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw to “support the needs of marginalized communities,” namely migrants.

The foundation also lists the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a backer – with the U.S. being the UN’s top financial contributor – alongside the European Union and George Soros’s Open Society Foundations.

Fundacja Ocalenie took to social media to boast of the change in attitude towards illegal immigration, quoting one of Speaker Hołownia’s guests, formerly pushed back at the Belarusian border three times, as saying: “I would never have thought, while I was in the forest on the Belarusian-Polish border, that one day I would be invited to the Polish Sejm. That I would be among the specially invited people. Such a thought would not have even crossed my mind then.”

Speaker Szymon Hołownia, properly the Marshal of the Sejm, posed for an Angela Merkel-like picture surrounded by the migrants.

Hołownia is a member of the Third Way party, one of an unwieldy coalition of parties that backed Donald Tusk to become Prime Minister of Poland, ousting the previous Law and Justice party (PiS) despite the fact it placed first in October’s elections.

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Poland's new globalist government has wasted little time in demonstrating the strong border policies of the previous, national conservative government are on the way out, with a gaggle of migrants being invited to meet the new speaker. show more
December 28, 2023
World

Xi Threatens to Crush Taiwan Independence ‘By Any Means’ as Island Preps for January Election.

Chinese Communist dictator Xi Jinping has threatened to stop Taiwanese independence “by any means” as the island nation prepares for elections on January 13th, insisting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will be “resolving” the “Taiwan question” in the coming years.

Taiwan is the last remnant of Chinese-claimed territory refusing to incorporate into the CCP’s People’s Republic (PRC) following the Chinese Civil War. Decades on, Taiwanese leaders are increasingly intent on maintaining the island’s independence – a matter considered unacceptable by the CCP, as it would shut the door on any reintegration with the mainland.

Chen Binhua, the PRC’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman, warned on Wednesday that if Taiwan’s governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) “continue[s] to stubbornly adhere to their Taiwan independence position…we support the relevant departments taking further measures in accordance with the regulations.”

In addition to his aforementioned comments, Xi also said “China’s complete reunification is an inevitable trend,” claiming it is “what the people desire.”

Most Western states appease the CCP by casually recognizing Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan – the ‘One China’ policy – as the price of doing business with Beijing. Informally, however, most Western states maintain strong relations with the Taiwanese government, with Washington offering Taipei certain security guarantees through the Taiwan Relations Act.

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Chinese Communist dictator Xi Jinping has threatened to stop Taiwanese independence "by any means" as the island nation prepares for elections on January 13th, insisting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will be "resolving" the "Taiwan question" in the coming years. show more
December 27, 2023
War
World

Fetterman Says He’ll Support Israel Even If He’s ‘The Last Man Standing’.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) continues to affirm his support for Israel in spite of divisions within his party regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. As reported in a POLITICO interview, Fetterman committed himself further to backing Israel’s objective to eradicate Hamas, a retaliatory response to the October 7 terrorist attack that allegedly killed more than 1,200 people. Fetterman’s stance wildly contrasts with the views of many Democratic lawmakers who have advocated for a ceasefire.

“I would be the last man standing to be absolutely there on the Israeli side on this with no conditions.”

– Sen. John Fetterman, December 2023.

Sen. Fetterman – an outspoken opponent of fellow Senate Democrat Bob Menendez (D-NJ) who faces federal prosecution for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Egypt – drew the media spotlight last month when he publicly demonstrated his support for Israel by draping himself in an Israeli flag and walking past pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Capitol. While Fetterman expressed distress about Palestinian civilian deaths, he emphasized Hamas’ tactic of using human shields in battle. “Only one side has broken the cease-fires. Only one side will systematically rape, torture and mutilate Israeli women and girls… Without destroying Hamas, there will be no enduring peace and a stable, two-state solution,” said Fetterman.

The Senator refrained from criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stating that the leader’s political future should be determined by Israel’s citizens. Fetterman also acknowledged receiving unexpected praises from conservatives for his consistent backing of Israel’s mission. However, he dismissed focus on his social media activity, asserting, “I don’t spend any time on Twitter and that’s the truth. I encourage you – you can check my personal phone, I couldn’t even get on Twitter if I had to.”

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) continues to affirm his support for Israel in spite of divisions within his party regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. As reported in a POLITICO interview, Fetterman committed himself further to backing Israel's objective to eradicate Hamas, a retaliatory response to the October 7 terrorist attack that allegedly killed more than 1,200 people. Fetterman's stance wildly contrasts with the views of many Democratic lawmakers who have advocated for a ceasefire. show more
December 27, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
World

EU Fears Another 2016 Moment in 2024.

Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, is afraid of a national populist surge in 2024, due to the worsening migrant crisis. Such a resurgence would represent a second major moment for the populist right, similar in nature to the Brexit and Trump victories in 2016.

“I am afraid of fear, I am afraid Europeans vote because they are afraid. It’s scientifically proven that fear in the face of the unknown and uncertainty generates a hormone that calls for a security response. This is a fact,” claimed Borrell, who like many top EU officials was appointed to his post without reference to voters.

The European Union (EU) establishment is increasingly concerned that national conservative and populist parties could make gains in the European Parliament elections scheduled for June 2024, with the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) having already made significant progress at the local and regional level in the EU’s socialist-governed economic powerhouse in 2023.

Overall, the populist right in Europe has seen mixed success in recent years. Viktor Orban won a fourth consecutive term in Hungary in 2022. Italy elected what was supposed to be its most conservative prime minister in decades, Giorgia Meloni. Though she was quickly subverted.

This year also saw populists lose ground in Spain’s elections, and the Socialist government cling to power despite the establishment right pushing it into second place. Similarly, Poland’s Law and Justice party (PiS) was ousted by Donald Tusk, a former EU president, despite placing first, after a coalition of globalist parties cut a deal to seize control.

Populist stalwart Geert Wilders placed first in the Dutch elections, although negotiations over the Netherlands’ next government, which will be some form of coalition, remain unresolved.

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Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, is afraid of a national populist surge in 2024, due to the worsening migrant crisis. Such a resurgence would represent a second major moment for the populist right, similar in nature to the Brexit and Trump victories in 2016. show more

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