Position IV: Wild Card
Elections Around the World With election season in full swing here in the United States, it helps bring awareness to a global perspective on voting. With 167 countries now having a democratic form of government, its brings a better appreciation for how wide spread democracy has become. The Democratic Index did a study in 2019 to find out of the 167 countries, which ones had the best example of democracy. According to them, the top five countries , in order, are: Norway Iceland Sweden New Zealand Finland A defining factor of a democracy is the ability to give the people a say in their government, and a crucial part of how that is achieved is through elections. The ability to give the people the choice as to who they want running their government and speaking for them. Since Norway is ranked the best democracy in the world for the past 6 years, what is it about their elections and systems that outshines every one else? Norway Norway's electoral system i...
