Impact of elections on the COVID-19 pandemic

Resumen

The pandemic has affected thousands of activities around the world. Elections are not exempt from this. Although many of the countries that had electoral events scheduled for 2020 have suspended them, many others have decided to hold them despite the implications it may have for the development of the epidemic in their countries.

La pandemia ha afectado la realización de miles de actividades alrededor del mundo. Las elecciones no escapan de esto. A pesar de que muchos de los países que tenían eventos electorales programados para el 2020 los suspendieron, otros tantos decidieron realizarlos a pesar de las implicaciones que pudiese tener en el desarrollo de la epidemia en sus países.