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The Morphing of Misinformation in a Super

Election Year

Security a Top Concern During 2024 Election ‘Super-Cyle’

By Srdjan Todorovic, Head of Political Violence and Hostile Environment Solutions at Allianz
Commercial

With an unprecedented ‘super-cycle’ of elections in 2024, almost half the world’s population will go to the
polls before the year is out. According to a new report from Allianz Commercial, security is a concern in
many territories, not only from the threat of localized unrest but because of the wider-reaching
consequences of electoral outcomes on foreign policy, trade relations, and supply chains.

The headline election will be in the US in November, when a narrow result could inflame existing tensions.
The European Parliament elections in June could also deepen divisions, if radical-right parties gain votes
and seats. As unrest can now spread more quickly and widely, thanks in part to social media, financial
costs from such events for companies and insurers are mounting. Economic and insured losses from just
seven civil unrest incidents in recent years cost approximately US$13bn.

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