Advisory

Election cycles and civil unrest

Patterns across 40+ national elections and what they mean for site and travel planning.

March 2026

Who it is for

Security operations leads, travel risk managers, business continuity and resilience teams, and the executives who sign off on their decisions.

What is inside

  • Escalation typically begins 72 hours before a result is announced, not on polling day.
  • Urban transport disruption is the most common operational impact, ahead of direct violence.
  • Facilities within 2 km of a counting centre or party headquarters carry materially higher exposure.
  • Pre-agreed work-from-home triggers reduce welfare-check volume by roughly half.

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