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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:
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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.
Elections are getting less safe in democracies and nondemocracies alike. Last year was the bloodiest year for elections in decades, with 54% of all national votes marred by some kind of violence.
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