page_title: 2008 in politics
section_title: March
hierarchical_section_title: 2008 in politics / Events / March
caption_attribution_description: Map of invasion of Anjouan, 2008.
context_page_description: These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2008:
context_section_description: March 1 - In Gaza Strip at least 52 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers are killed in the most intense Israeli air strikes since 2005.
  March 2 - 2008 Russian presidential election: Dmitry Medvedev is elected President of Russia with about 70% of the vote. He is scheduled to succeed Vladimir Putin in May.
  March 2 - 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis: Venezuela and Ecuador move troops to the Colombian border following a Colombian raid against FARC guerrillas inside Ecuador's national territory in which senior commander Raúl Reyes was killed.
  March 3 - United Nations Security Council passes Resolution 1803, enacting new sanctions against Iran in response to the country's nuclear program and uranium enrichment. The vote passes 14-0, and marks the first time that trade with Iran in goods that have both civilian and military uses is banned.
  March 4 - John McCain secures the 2008 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination after winning primary elections in Texas, Vermont, Ohio, and Rhode Island.
  March 6 - Eight Israeli civilians are killed and nine wounded when a lone Palestinian attacker opens fire at the Mercaz HaRav Jewish seminary in Jerusalem.
  March 8 - General election in Malaysia: First time since the 1969 elections that the Barisan Nasional coalition fails to win a two-thirds supermajority in the Dewan Rakyat.
  March 8 - General election in Malta.
  March 9 - Medical and higher education fees referendum in Hungary.
  March 9 - General election in Spain: The governing PSOE led by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is reelected with the most seats in the Congress of Deputies.
  March 13 - New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announces his resignation effective March 17 days after being linked to a high-priced prostitution ring.
  March 14 - 2008 Tibetan unrest: Demonstrations by Tibetan separatists turn violent as rioters target government and Han Chinese-owned buildings.
  March 14 - Iranian legislative election.
  March 14 - By a recorded vote of 39 in favour to 7 against the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 62/243, demanding the immediate withdrawal of all Armenian forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
  March 20 - A permanent coalition government agreement is reached in Belgium, ending a nine-month stalemate, as Yves Leterme is sworn in as Prime Minister.
  March 22 - Republic of China presidential election is held in Taiwan. The Kuomintang (KMT) nominee Ma Ying-jeou won.
  March 24 - Bhutan holds its first-ever elections to its National Assembly.
  March 25 - Yousaf Raza Gillani becomes the 27th Prime Minister of Pakistan.
  March 25 - African Union and Comoros forces invade the rebel-held island of Anjouan.
  March 29 - Zimbabwe presidential election.
  March–April - Rising food and fuel prices trigger riots and unrest in the Third World.
caption: Invasion of Anjouan
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