The 2024 global super election cycle put electoral integrity under unprecedented pressure. Across continents, rapid advances in digital technologies reshaped how campaigns were run, how information spread and how voters engaged. From AI-driven campaigns to disinformation and unregulated online advertising, rapid technological change exposed gaps in Europe’s electoral policy framework and around the world. 

This report analyses global lessons from the 2024 elections and offers a forward-looking roadmap for EU policymakers. It highlights structural gaps—such as legal fragmentation, weak enforcement mechanisms and the unregulated use of emerging technologies—and proposes practical steps for policymakers to refine, strengthen and future-proof the union’s regulatory approach. Rather than focusing only on legislative fixes, the report calls for a coordinated and holistic strategy: robust law enforcement, complementary soft-law tools, and proactive offline interventions to strengthen and promote societal resilience.