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Ethno-religious voting in Nigeria: interrogating voting patterns in the 2019 presidential election

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    Abstract

    This article analyses voting patterns in Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election. Its main objective is to gauge continuity or change in ethnic, regional and religious voting in Nigeria’s elections. The paper takes a historical approach in examining voting patterns in the past elections as a background to the examination of the 2019 presidential election. It was discovered that ethnic, regional and religious sentiments were still major factors that shaped voting choice in the election.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)377–385
    JournalThe Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs
    Volume109
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Aug 2020

    Keywords

    • Ethno-regional identity
    • Presidential election
    • Religious identity
    • Voting pattern

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