1.0BRICS Business Magazine - ENhttps://bricsmagazine.com/entjilavianhttps://bricsmagazine.com/en/author/tjilavian/The Year of Elections - BRICS Business Magazine - ENrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="em5kfSaEbT"><a href="https://bricsmagazine.com/en/main-issue/context/the-year-of-elections/">The Year of Elections</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://bricsmagazine.com/en/main-issue/context/the-year-of-elections/embed/#?secret=em5kfSaEbT" width="600" height="338" title="«The Year of Elections» — BRICS Business Magazine - EN" data-secret="em5kfSaEbT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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http://bricsmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/shutterstock_352602662_1111_22-scaled.jpg25601920The year 2018 is a year of big elections: Voting in elections of a head of state has already taken place or will take place in more than 15 countries. In March, presidential elections were held in Russia and Egypt, resulting in Vladimir Putin being reelected with support from 76.6% of Russian voters, and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, receiving about 97% of the votes from members of the Egyptian parliament. In early April, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was reelected with 86% of the votes, securing his position for the fourth term. In the coming months, a new leader should be elected in Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Pakistan, Malaysia, Libya, and Cameroon, among others. Based on previous patterns, it is likely that the current heads of state who have held their positions for years or even decades are likely to keep them. The exception will only be countries where laws contain a direct ban on the extension of the powers of the incumbent head of state. Surprises are possible in countries where virtually no necessary institutions exist – in parts of Africa, for example. Anyway, the upcoming ballot will determine the future of not only specific countries, but entire regions and the whole world for the coming years. This list by BRICS Business Magazine contains a dozen countries where elections deserve the most attention.