These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2012.
The Singaporean by-election was held
The Toi by-election was held in Niue.
The World Bank presidential election was won by Jim Yong Kim.
The United Nations General Assembly presidential election was held.
The United Nations Security Council election was held.
Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish politician (born 1922)
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 9th President of Italy (born 1918)
Francisco Xavier do Amaral, 1st President of East Timor (born 1937)
ÄŠensu Tabone, 4th President of Malta (born 1913)
George Tupou V, King of Tonga (born 1948)
Miguel de la Madrid, 52nd President of Mexico (born 1934)
Ahmed Ben Bella, 1st President of Algeria (born 1918)
May 11 - Alfred Diamant, American political scientist and academic (born 1917)
6 November - Democrat Barack Obama is re-elected president of the United States.
Local electoral calendar 2012
National electoral calendar 2012
Supranational electoral calendar 2012
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