Electoral manipulation and violence helped spur the global decline in freedom in 2023.

Of the 52 score declines documented by #FreedomInTheWorld, 26 were due to antidemocratic efforts to interrupt, overturn, or otherwise manipulate the ballot.


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Electoral manipulation and violence helped spur the global decline in freedom in 2023.

Of the 52 score declines documented by #FreedomInTheWorld, 26 were due to antidemocratic efforts to interrupt, overturn, or otherwise manipulate the ballot.


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