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World Elections 2012: Dates Of Presidential Elections Around The Globe (MAP)

First Posted: 02/21/2012 5:21 pm   Updated: 02/21/2012 6:00 pm

Will Putin remain in power in Russia? Is French president Nicolas Sarkozy headed for a second term? Who will call the White House home next January?

2012 will tell all as the world faces crucial presidential elections.

In France, Nicolas Sarkozy is battling socialist candidate Francois Hollande and right-wing Marine Le Pen for another five years in the Elysee.

Vladimir Putin is eying a third term as Russian president, hoping to replace current president and ally Dmitry Medvedev. Will Putin take home another sweeping victory, or will opposition candidate Mikhail Prokhorov prove himself a tough opponent?

Another term for Hugo Chavez in Venezuela? The flamboyant president is facing tough opposition from a new generation of anti-Chavez leaders who claim they have never been in a better position to defeat the Bolivarian leader. Additionally, the Venezuelan president continues to undergo cancer treatment.

Presidential elections in Senegal have been accompanied by street protests as one of the country's courts allowed president Abdoulaye Wade to run for a third term. Senegal's constitution was revised in 2001 to limit the presidency to two terms, but Wade argued that the law does not apply to him as he was elected before then. The court also refused to put popular artist Youssou 'N Dour on the ballot.

Below, see which countries are scheduled to hold elections and when:


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Will Putin remain in power in Russia? Is French president Nicolas Sarkozy headed for a second term? Who will call the White House home next January? 2012 will tell all as the world faces crucial p...
Will Putin remain in power in Russia? Is French president Nicolas Sarkozy headed for a second term? Who will call the White House home next January? 2012 will tell all as the world faces crucial p...
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Dioniso Eliseos
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02:33 AM on 07/04/2012
The fact HP uses "Palestine" proves that it is bias.
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04:23 PM on 06/10/2012
Why no news on the elections in Mexico? Little information on that but lots of information on Greece, Russia, Venezuela and other countries. Seems like there is a blackout on any real news of the Mexico elections and one has to wonder why.

Seems like there would be many articles on the elections of a country that borders ours - why the paucity of information? HP has more sites for hispanics now, but no news for the rest of us. Easy to see where the priorities lie, isn't it?
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02:15 AM on 02/22/2012
We haven't had a president since 2009. Hopefully, the constitutional vote in April will make it such that we cn put someone in the seat rather than a series of 'iterums'
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