{"id":32252,"date":"2019-02-07T23:22:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T23:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=32252"},"modified":"2019-02-07T23:22:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T23:22:45","slug":"nigeria-elections-2019-all-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=32252","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria elections 2019: All you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Africa’s most populous country goes to the polls on February 16 to elect a president and members of parliament. Governors and members of state legislatures will be elected in a separate vote on March 2.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you need to know about the general elections in Nigeria:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Understanding Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Nigeria\u00a0has one of the fastest growing populations in the world, and one of the largest youth populations, it is Africa’s biggest economy.<\/p>\n

Despite economic advancement Nigeria has large pockets of population living in poverty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How voting works<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nigeria wil vote using the first-past-the-post system and directly electing representatives to the lower house, and electing the next president. 51 per cent of the 84 million electorate is between the ages of 18-35.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The candidates\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Muhammadu Buhari, 76 is seeking a second term as president. He is opposed by People’s Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar who has previously been vice-president and governor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/span>\u00a0Al Jazeera<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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