Labor depicted the victory as historic, the first time since the party was formed in 1900 that it had secured a third successive term.

Burlando secured a second consecutive term, but the PdL came out as the largest party in the region.

A year later he won an even bigger victory, securing a five-year term in office that is scheduled to end in 1990.

Unfortunately for President Adams, the news did not arrive in time to help him secure a second term in the 1800 presidential election.

He secured a second term in April 2000 in an election that was marred by widespread claims of vote-rigging.

Lula won the second round with over 60% of the valid votes and secured a new four-year term.

She also alleged that "President Putin will secure a third term simply because this is the authorities' logic.

Now that she has secured a second term, Mrs. Clinton is expected to announce a decision about her presidential plans within the next few months.

Premier Beattie therefore was never challenged by the opposition and was able to secure a fourth consecutive term in office.

The Republican field in 2016 is expected to be more formidable than at present if Barack Obama secures a second term.