2012 in politics
# 2012 in politics

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

## Events

### 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.

## Deaths

### 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
