As we enter the season known as festive, it’s traditional for news organisations to look back at the highlights of the past year, and forward to the delights that await us in the next one. And yes, the words “highlights” and “delights” can be replaced with the words “low points” and “horrors”.

The Guardian is trumpeting that “a record-breaking 40-plus countries, representing more than 40% of the world’s population and an outsize chunk of global GDP, are due to hold national elections in 2024. The outcomes, taken separately and together, will help determine who controls and directs the 21st-century world.” ..

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