Election violence spiked in 2020 — will this year be better? newsday.co.zw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.co.zw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Data shows 54% of national elections in 2020 were violent â the most in decades
Of 42 national elections scheduled to occur in 2021, our data forecasts that roughly 40% are at high risk of violence.
Clayton Besaw 21 February, 2021 2:31 pm IST Text Size:
A+
Fifty-four percent of national elections that took place in 2020 had some form of violence, according to a new election violence database my team of conflict analysts released in 2021. Thatâs 33 national votes marred by violence.
Election violence is a type of political violence that seeks to unduly influence the process and outcome of a vote. Attacks can be perpetrated by governments or civilians, against electoral infrastructure, political parties or voters.
Experts explain this violent insurrection wasn t technically a coup
January 11, 2021 9:00AM (UTC) Members of the National Guard and the Washington D.C. police stand guard to keep demonstrators away from the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol earlier, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation s capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden s Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
¿Es el asalto al Capitolio un golpe de Estado? antena3.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from antena3.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.