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The message voters around the world sent to leaders in 2024: 'You're fired'

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Summary
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69% Informative

70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections this year .

From India and the United States to Japan , Japan , France and Britain , voters rejected sitting governments.

Incumbents also were defeated in Senegal , Ghana and Botswana , where voters ousted the party that had been in power for 58 years .

The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp took down 20 election-related covert influence operations around the world, including in the Middle East , Asia , Europe and the U.S. It said Russia was the top source of such meddling, followed by Iran and China .

Moldova 's pro-Western President Maia Sandu won a November runoff against her Moscow -friendly rival in an election seen as pivotal to the future of one of Europe ’s poorest nations.

VR Score

78

Informative language

80

Neutral language

55

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

62

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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