The biggest electoral year in history: Will democracy survive 2024? | DW News

2024 is the biggest electoral year in history, with people heading to the polls in dozens of countries. This is DW’s preview to the most consequential elections of 2024 across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas – and what they mean for the health and future of democracy. Correspondent Rosie Birchard speaks to DW experts on Taiwan, India, South Africa, Mexico, the EU and the US.

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Chapters:

00:00 A battle of the system: Democratization once seemed unstoppable — but now authoritarianism is on the rise. Will 2024 be the year democracy gets a vote of confidence, or eats itself alive?

02:08 The world votes: How does democracy work?

03:30 Taiwan: A win for democracy? A split vote in Taiwan won’t ease geopolitical pressure, but the elections themselves are part of the systemic struggle between autocracy and democracy.

05:17 India: Is majority rule enough? Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to secure a third term in office. But amid accusations of discrimination toward minorities, is gaining majority support good enough for good democracy?

11:30 Can South Africa revive its democratic dream? 2024 marks thirty years since the end of the racist apartheid regime in South Africa. Amid falling turnout and voter frustration, can a push to rejuvenate South African democracy work?

15:15 Mexico: Change for good? Mexico is set to get its first woman president in 2024. But amid allegations of backsliding under the outdoing leader, will this change help turn things around?

19:24 Will European democracy vote itself out of office? Hundreds of millions are eligible to vote in EU elections, but with the far right expected to make gains, will the bloc’s democracy be hamstrung by populist interests?

24:25 Will the US resign from democracy’s top job? Donald Trump is expected to make a comeback in the 2024 presidential race. Could a possible return imperil the future of democracy in the US and beyond?

29:35 Will democracy survive? Democracy stands on shaky ground in 2024. Is it still the right system for the challenges of this century?

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[rahallivex]

DW quietly skipped Pakistan because they know it's not a democracy. 🤣🤣

[Wack]

India has had 75 years of peaceful power transitions. Just because Modi is loved by a sizeable population doesn’t make it “democratic backsliding”. There’s a right wing wave across the world. It’s no different in India.

[KonaduKofi]

The video flew over most commentators heads. Its not about merely choosing the leaders of your choice. It's about choosing leaders who take away your choices.

[psnaris]

So, the biggest threat to democracy is democracy. Is that about right?

[rapidvelocity]

In India's case, the problem here is the opposition is only focused on stripping the BJP and Mr. Modi from the power and they'll do anything for that .
The opposition alliance can't even decide their Candidate for PM, they are fighting over seat sharing .
We have no hopes from the opposition
For a strong democracy, we also need a strong opposition which clearly Congress lacks

[dr.niranjan]

I know Indian constitution in 1956 didn't adopt secularism, it was ammended in emergency by Indira Gandhi in 1976, not in 1947. Please checks the fact.

[ankushkhoda]

I am a Jain who are less than 1% in India and I have never in my life felt any threat in this country ever

[alexbond]

Secular word was added to the constitution in 1977 during emergency with out much debate. The Deutsche Wllle India Editor is wrong on facts. India is secular because Hindus are in majority, not because it's written in its constitution by a dictator Indira Gandhi during Emergency.

[itsNirbhayPS]

8:05 Wrong information @DWNews India adopted the word Secularism in 1976 into the Indian Constitution.

[anishraj]

Foreign media's take on India's democracy is as insightful as reading a restaurant menu in a language you don't understand – lots of opinions, but zero comprehension

[AmitSingh-ygzj]

Choose left - democracy wins
Choose right - democracy losses

[krishnaats]

If leader of my choice isnt elected, then the democracy is in danger.

[_dreamz]

The DW labels the entire Right, the world over as being a threat to Democracy, and call themselves a news organization 😂😂

[FelipeFV]

“[The US] is the country in the world that stands for democracy more than anyone”.

LMAO, let’s see what the whole of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia have to say about that sentence.

[mridlon]

Democracy is, was, and will always be tested like never before… Because the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

[babanagrahim]

When opposition wins in South Then election commission works but if they loose it suddenly questionable

[priyansh]

If missing a point was a sport we would be gold medalist ☹️

[himalayasekanyakumarihindu]

10:13-10:16 Western journalists say that "Western governments have given freedom to the Prime Minister of India???" This reflects the colonial mentality of western people. We do not need any freedom from the West for our internal or foreign policy. This is a strong India and is regaining its leading position on global platforms, Western governments have understood this and the sooner Western people understand this, the better it will be for them.

[RaviSharma-ojgt]

What is this women even talking about ?? The government in India has no role in appointment of judges to the High court and Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has got to be the most powerful court in world going by the unlimited powers it has. The appointment process of the ELection commission has been same since independence. At least leave aside this lazy journalism.

[eurus]

I’m a Jain living in India, we are a community that is actually a minority and we don’t feel threatened at all. Why is it that this one special minority is given so much importance and seems to be threatened? What a joke as always, you guys truly are against Indian progress.