2012 in politics

These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2012.

February

 * The Singaporean by-election was held

March

 * The Toi by-election was held in Niue.

April

 * The World Bank presidential election was won by Jim Yong Kim.

June

 * The United Nations General Assembly presidential election was held.

October

 * The United Nations Security Council election was held.

November

 * Xi Jinping succeeded Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and became the paramount leader of China in November 2012.

January

 * Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish politician (born 1922)
 * Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 9th President of Italy (born 1918)

March

 * Francisco Xavier do Amaral, 1st President of East Timor (born 1937)
 * Ċensu Tabone, 4th President of Malta (born 1913)
 * George Tupou V, King of Tonga (born 1948)

April

 * Miguel de la Madrid, 52nd President of Mexico (born 1934)
 * Ahmed Ben Bella, 1st President of Algeria (born 1918)

May

 * May 11 - Alfred Diamant, American political scientist and academic (born 1917)

Elections

 * 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