2024 global elections list: Your guide to democracy’s biggest year

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Taiwan will ring in the new year with an election to decide its next president, as well as its legislature, on January 13. How the self-ruling island deals with China is a central theme of the campaign — Communist China has never ruled there, but still claims it as its territory and refuses to rule out a military attack. If Taipei’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party secures another victory, there is a risk that Beijing could escalate its military threats, potentially involving the US and regional allies.