Global voter turnout has dropped by 10 points since 2008, fueling skepticism and erosion of democratic processes.
People queue in the street outside the South African High Commission in central London on May 18, 2024, to vote in South Africa’s forthcoming general election.
According to a report released yesterday on the state of democracy – conducted by Stockholm-based intergovernmental organisation International Idea – “between 2008 and 2023, global voter turnout fell by 10 percentage points, from 65.2% to 55.5%”.Almost half of the 173 countries covered by the think-tank show “a very severe decline in at least one absolutely crucial element of democracy” – either to hold credible elections or freedom of the press.
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