Voting by more than half the world's population in this year's elections has left many liberal democracies facing crises of confidence, political fragmentation and heightened polarization, with some observers fearing new wind in the sails of authoritarianism.
The bumper election year was headlined by the November polls in the United States, democracy's self-described "shining city upon a hill", where Donald Trump emerged victorious.
Many post-vote analyses have focused on the economic drivers for the public's rejection of the Democratic party incumbents.
Trump's repeated threats to undermine the rule of law also appear to have done little to discourage voters.
The Republican has vowed to bring to heel a justice system that had targeted him with multiple investigations and trials, to punish hostile media outlets and even name civil servants on the basis of their ideological allegiances.
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