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Forty-two national elections in 2026, and influence operations assessed against all of them
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Forty-two countries representing 3.2 billion people hold national elections during 2026. The assessment shared with allied governments in March found active foreign digital influence operations targeting every one of them.
Brief: Staff and brief against the calendar rather than the news cycle. The dates are known a year ahead.
Who it reaches
It reaches user-to-user, livestreaming, search and 1 other service types anywhere, at any size. Any service with users in a country holding an election.
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Read the sourceNATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
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