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Former Governor of Minnesota

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International Elections To Watch

When Francois Hollande, the leader of France's Socialist Party, ousted incumbent...

PHOTO: Socialist Party (PS) newly elected president Francois Hollande gives a speech after the results of the second round of the presidential election on May 6, 2012 in Tulle, southwestern France, and Right-wing incumbent candidate Nicolas Sarkozy (R) ad

2. Guinea-Bissau

A military coup in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau in April came mere weeks...

PHOTO: Ruling party presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Junior gestures after the electoral commission announced provisional election results in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, March 21, 2012.

The inland West African nation of Mali is facing troubled political times. Only a little...

PHOTO: Parliamentary head Dioncounda Traore is sworn in as interim president at a ceremony in Bamako, Mali, April 12, 2012.

The war against drug cartels has defined U.S.-Mexico relations for almost a decade....

PHOTO: Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota for the National Action Partywaves during the party's internal election in Huixquilucan, Mexico, February 5, 2012.

Libya's first post-Gadhafi elections will choose a 200-member National Assembly to...

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