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United States, 2016

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Elected leader: Donald Trump; Political shift: Rightward shift, Republican victory

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Germany, 2005

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Elected leader: Angela Merkel; Political shift: Moderate rightward shift, CDU/CSU coalition with SPD

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Russia, 2000

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Elected leader: Vladimir Putin; Political shift: Continued centralization of power, United Russia Party dominance

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United Kingdom, 1997

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Elected leader: Tony Blair; Political shift: Leftward shift, Labour Party victory after 18 years of Conservative rule

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India, 1984

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Elected leader: Rajiv Gandhi; Political shift: Continued Congress party dominance

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South Africa, 1994

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Elected leader: Nelson Mandela; Political shift: End of apartheid, ANC (African National Congress) victory

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Iran, 1979

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Elected leader: Abolhassan Banisadr; Political shift: Establishment of the Islamic Republic, shift away from secular monarchy

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France, 1958

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Elected leader: Charles de Gaulle; Political shift: Establishment of the French Fifth Republic

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Mexico, 2000

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Elected leader: Vicente Fox; Political shift: End of 71-year PRI dominance, PAN victory

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Brazil, 2002

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Elected leader: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Political shift: Leftward shift, Workers' Party victory

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Japan, 2009

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Elected leader: Yukio Hatoyama; Political shift: Leftward shift, Democratic Party of Japan ends Liberal Democratic Party long-term rule

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Zimbabwe, 1980

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Elected leader: Robert Mugabe; Political shift: From white-minority rule to independence, ZANU-PF victory

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Canada, 2015

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Elected leader: Justin Trudeau; Political shift: Leftward shift, Liberal Party victory

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Turkey, 2002

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Elected leader: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Political shift: Rightward shift, establishment of AKP dominance

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Egypt, 2012

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Elected leader: Mohamed Morsi; Political shift: Rightward shift, Freedom and Justice Party (Muslim Brotherhood) victory

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Italy, 1994

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Elected leader: Silvio Berlusconi; Political shift: Rightward shift, Forza Italia and coalition victory

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Venezuela, 1998

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Elected leader: Hugo Chávez; Political shift: Leftward shift, Fifth Republic Movement victory

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Kenya, 2002

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Elected leader: Mwai Kibaki; Political shift: End to KANU party's long-term rule, National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) victory

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South Korea, 1997

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Elected leader: Kim Dae-jung; Political shift: Leftward shift, first liberal president of South Korea

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Spain, 1982

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Elected leader: Felipe González; Political shift: Leftward shift, Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) victory

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Poland, 1990

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Elected leader: Lech Wałęsa; Political shift: End of Communist rule, Solidarity movement victory

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Argentina, 2003

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Elected leader: Néstor Kirchner; Political shift: Leftward shift, Justicialist Party victory

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Nigeria, 1999

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Elected leader: Olusegun Obasanjo; Political shift: Return to civilian rule, People's Democratic Party victory

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Philippines, 1986

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Elected leader: Corazon Aquino; Political shift: End of Marcos dictatorship, return to democracy

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Greece, 1981

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Elected leader: Andreas Papandreou; Political shift: Leftward shift, Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) victory

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Chile, 1990

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Elected leader: Patricio Aylwin; Political shift: Transition to democracy after Pinochet's dictatorship, Christian Democratic Party victory

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Pakistan, 1970

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Elected leader: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; Political shift: Leftward shift, Pakistan Peoples Party victory

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Australia, 2007

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Elected leader: Kevin Rudd; Political shift: Leftward shift, Australian Labor Party victory

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Hungary, 1990

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Elected leader: József Antall; Political shift: Transition from communism, Hungarian Democratic Forum victory

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Indonesia, 1999

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Elected leader: Abdurrahman Wahid; Political shift: Democratization after Suharto, National Awakening Party (PKB) participation in coalition government

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