2024 is the global year of the election. Will Australia join the fun?
The Prime Minister's decision on when to call the election will speak volumes about his confidence and the economy.
We are now in the biggest election year in history. More than half of the world is preparing to vote in 2024, The Economist has pointed out.
Much of the focus will be on the United States, which has the world's biggest economy and most powerful military and has long been considered the leader of the democratic world. The race for the White House is likely to be a tense rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
That election, along with the poll in Britain, will be key to Australia — not in the least because it could have implications for the joint AUKUS defence agreement. The world’s largest democracy, India, will also be going to the polls — although it’s widely expected Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be easily re-elected — as will Indonesia.
But will Australians be among the more than four billion people voting in a national election this year? It’s possible.
