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The 2015 Nigerian general elections

Die allgemeinen Wahlen in Nigeria 2015
[journal article]

Orji, Nkwachukwu

Abstract

"The high level of success of Nigeria's 2015 general elections was unexpected, considering the difficult political and security environment in which the elections were conducted. The major obstacles to the smooth conduct of the elections include the grave security threat posed by the Boko Haram insu... view more

"The high level of success of Nigeria's 2015 general elections was unexpected, considering the difficult political and security environment in which the elections were conducted. The major obstacles to the smooth conduct of the elections include the grave security threat posed by the Boko Haram insurgency, the competing claims to the presidency by northern and southern politicians, a keenly contested campaign smeared by inflammatory messages, and serious gaps in electoral preparations. Against the backdrop of these challenges, this article assesses Nigeria's 2015 general elections, looking closely at the key issues that affected the polls, the major electoral outcomes, and the critical post-election issues raised by the outcomes." (author's abstract)... view less


"Angesichts des schwierigen politischen Umfelds und der akuten Sicherheitsprobleme waren die allgemeinen Wahlen in Nigeria 2015 ein unerwarteter Erfolg. Ihr reibungsloser Ablauf war insbesondere durch Angriffe von Boko-Haram-Kämpfern gefährdet, aber auch durch konkurrierende Ansprüche auf die Präsi... view more

"Angesichts des schwierigen politischen Umfelds und der akuten Sicherheitsprobleme waren die allgemeinen Wahlen in Nigeria 2015 ein unerwarteter Erfolg. Ihr reibungsloser Ablauf war insbesondere durch Angriffe von Boko-Haram-Kämpfern gefährdet, aber auch durch konkurrierende Ansprüche auf die Präsidentschaft von Politikern aus dem Norden und dem Süden, heftige Auseinandersetzungen im Wahlkampf, die durch Hetze im Internet noch angeheizt wurden, und erhebliche Unzulänglichkeiten bei der Vorbereitung der Wahlen. Vor dem Hintergrund dieser Herausforderungen beleuchtet der Autor die wesentlichen politischen Streitfragen und das Abstimmungsverhalten und zieht Schlussfolgerungen aus dem Wahlergebnis." (Autorenreferat)... view less

Keywords
democratization; election; election campaign; election result; Nigeria; domestic security; West Africa; developing country

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Document language
English

Publication Year
2015

Page/Pages
p. 73-85

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 50 (2015) 2

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivs


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