2024 was the year of Elections countries representing almost half of the world’s population called voters to the polls it wasn’t a seamless feat violence marred the vote in several countries us election campaign saw two assassination attempts on former president Donald Trump and Mexico recorded its bloodiest election in modern history with 37 candidates assassinated but amid the chaos many countries saw democracy prove resilient 2025 will see far fewer elections but Democratic institutions may be put to the test depending on the actions of new and reelected leaders Donald Trump has said that he would investigate political Rivals former intelligence officials and prosecutors who have investigated him the head of Bangladesh’s interim government says elections could be held at the end of 2025 and in Syria after 13 years of Civil War armed Rebels took the capital Damascus in a lightning advance but so far no word on elections