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TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 EGYPT – Election for the lower house of parliament (FINAL STAGE) (to Jan. 4). IOWA – Republicans Presidential caucuses.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 NEW HAMPSHIRE – (TBC) Republicans Presidential primary.
EGYPT – Run-off vote will be held if no candidate wins a clear majority in the lower house of parliament election (FINAL STAGE) on Jan. 3, 2012 (to Jan. 11).
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 TAIWAN – Presidential elections.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 KAZAKHSTAN – Parliamentary elections.
MOLDOVA – (TBC) Presidential election.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 SOUTH CAROLINA – Republicans Presidential primary.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 FINLAND – Presidential elections – first round.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 MANIPUR, India – General Election.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 EGYPT – Election for the Upper house of parliament (FIRST STAGE) (to Jan. 30).
MONDAY, JANUARY 30 PUNJAB, India – General Election. UTTARAKHAND, India – General Election.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 FLORIDA – Republicans Presidential primary.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 KUWAIT – Parliamentary elections.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 MAINE/NEVADA – Republicans Presidential caucuses. UTTAR PRADESH, India – General Election 1st Phase.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 FINLAND – Presidential elections – second round. EGYPT – Run-off vote will be held if no candidate wins a clear majority in the upper house of parliament election (FIRST STAGE) on Jan. 29, 2012 (to Feb. 6).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 COLORADO/MINNESOTA – Republicans Presidential caucuses.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 UTTAR PRADESH, India – General Election 2nd Phase.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 UTTAR PRADESH, India – General Election 3rd Phase.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 TURKMENISTAN – Presidential election.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 EGYPT – Election for the Upper house of parliament (FINAL STAGE) (to Feb. 15).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 UTTAR PRADESH, India – General Election 4th Phase.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 GREECE – General Elections. UTTAR PRADESH, India – General Election 5th Phase.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 YEMEN – Presidential election. EGYPT – Run-off vote will be held if no candidate wins a clear majority in the upper house of parliament election (FINAL STAGE) on Feb. 14, 2012 (to Feb. 22).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 UTTAR PRADESH, India – General Election 6th Phase.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 SENEGAL – Presidential election.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 ARIZONA/MICHIGAN – Republicans Presidential primary. UTTAR PRADESH, India – General Election 7th Phase.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2 IRAN – Parliamentary Elections.
SATURDAY, MARCH 3 WASHINGTON – Republicans Presidential caucuses. GOA, India – General Election.
SUNDAY, MARCH 4 RUSSIA – Presidential Elections.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10 SLOVAKIA – Parliamentary elections.
APRIL 2012 SOUTH KOREA – Parliamentary Elections.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22 FRANCE – Presidential elections – first round.
SUNDAY, MAY 6 FRANCE – Presidential elections – second round.
SUNDAY, JUNE 10 FRANCE – Parliamentary election – first round.
SUNDAY, JUNE 17 FRANCE – Parliamentary election – second round.
SUNDAY, JULY 1 MEXICO – Presidential Elections.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 PUERTO RICO – Voters would be asked whether they want to change Puerto Rico‘s political status.If the majority votes "yes," a second ballot on Nov. 6 would ask them to choose among three nonterritorial options — U.S. statehood, independence or sovereign free association.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 VENEZUELA – Presidential election.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 SLOVENIA – Legislative elections.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 UKRAINE – Parliamentary Elections.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 UNITED STATES – Presidential elections.
PUERTO RICO – Governor elections.
DECEMBER 2012 KENYA – Presidential elections. SOUTH KOREA – Presidential elections.
