How the world is voting in 2024

FILE - In this photograph released by Bangladesh Prime Minister's office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, left, arrives to address a press conference following her election victory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 8, 2024. FILE - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivers an acceptance speech during his inauguration ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, May 20, 2024. FILE - Supporters hold a cut of Salvador President Nayib Bukele as they gather to celebrate results of a general election at the Gerardo Barrios square in downtown San Salvador, El Salvador, Feb. 4, 2024. FILE - Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center, addresses supporters following initial results of the country's parliamentary election, in Lahore, Pakistan, Feb. 9, 2024. FILE - Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto claims victory after unofficial vote counts during an event to watch the results of the general election in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 14, 2024. FILE - A voter casts her ballot during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2024. FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with his election campaign activists in Moscow, Jan. 31, 2024. Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election this year. FILE - President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum smiles during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, June 10, 2024. FILE - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi, June 9, 2024.

The first half of the biggest election year in human history has yielded mixed results for global democracy. Some countries shifted toward one-party autocracy as incumbents consolidated their power. Others staged a semblance of elections with predetermined outcomes. And still others demonstrated the unexpected resilience of popular will in the face of external pressure.