Why Are Voters So Dissatisfied Around the World? | 538 Politics Podcast

There are more people voting in 2024 than ever before. This year, elections are taking place in at least 64 countries, as well as the European Union, totalling almost half of the world’s population. In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen sits down with Richard Wike, managing director of Pew’s Global Attitudes Research, and Matthias Matthijs, senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, to talk about whether voters are behaving similarly across the globe. One of the biggest trends they discuss: a deep sense of discontent with the people in power. Why are voters so mad? Download the full audio podcast episode: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fivethirtyeight-politics/id1077418457?mt=2 Website: http://fivethirtyeight.com/ Merch: http://fivethirtyeight.com/store Twitter: http://twitter.com/fivethirtyeight/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fivethirtyeight/ Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fivethirtyeight-politics/id1077418457?mt=2