Nigeria+-+Period+3+-+Electoral+Process

Nigeria - Period 3 - Table of Contents

= · Electoral Process  = == o Political Parties == === § The People’s Democratic Party (PDP)  === ==== · //Founded in 1998// ==== ==== · //Dominant party because a Christian from the south lead this party that originated in the Muslim north// ==== ==== · //Ideology: Economic liberalism, social conservatism// ==== === § All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP)  === ==== · //Founded in 1998// ==== ==== · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">//Ideology: Conservatism// ==== === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Action Congress (AC)  === ==== <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">//Merger of the Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of Democrats, and several other minor parties// ==== ==== <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">//Formed in 2006// ==== ==== <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">//Ideology: Classical Liberalism// ==== == <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Who Can Vote == === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Due to corruption, the level of participation in elections is unable to be correctly determined === == <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Elections == === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Citizens vote on local, state, and national levels === === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Parties must register with the Independent National Election Commission, although they were accused of corruption in 2007 === === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">A president must win at least 25% of all the votes cast in 2/3 of the states === === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">If a presidential candidate does not receive an outright majority, a second ballot election may take place === === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Legislative elections involve single member district plurality votes with no run-off elections === === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Elections are fraudulent with improper ballot, ballot stuffing, inaccurate counting, and other instances of corruption === === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Elections have increasingly become more frequent, happening every 4 years === == <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Noteworthy Elections == === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">June 12, 1993 – First free and fair elections held === === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">April 12, 2003 Legislative election – about 12 died, several politicians assassinated === === <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">2007 – Extreme corruption, led to violent outbursts that killed approximately 200 people ===