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*[[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] nominates [[John Kerry]] to succeed [[Hillary Clinton]] as [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/21/politics/kerry-nomination/index.html (CNN)] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20816463 (BBC)]

*Former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]] undergoes [[surgery]] for a growth in her [[bladder]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20820887 (BBC)]

*After seven months in office and a decisive victory in the elections, [[Romania|Romanian]] [[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minister]] [[Victor Ponta]] and his cabinet receive the [[vote of confidence]] from [[Parliament of Romania|Parliament]] with 402 votes in favor and 120 against. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/21/romanian-parliament-approves-new-center-left-government/ (FOX)]

*[[Technocrat]] [[Mario Monti]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of Italy]] after the parliamentary passing of [[Italy]]'s latest [[austerity]] [[budget]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20814796 (BBC)] [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/12/20121221162257992718.html (Al Jazeera)]

*[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]'s [[Fine Gael]] [[Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety|food and farming minister]] [[Shane McEntee]] kills himself 2 days after his 56th birthday, triggering a [[by-election]] in [[Meath East (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Meath East]]. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1221/shane-mcentee-td.html (RTÉ News)]