2014: A big year for elections worldwide

The Economist has published a chart containing all the major national elections that will take place in 2014.

According to the English publication, approximately 40 national elections will take place in 2014, representing 42% of the world’s population. It is a year filled with firsts. The first democratic parliamentary election in Fiji. The first directly elected president of Turkey. The first European Union (EU) election since 2009.