Nigeria's Rigged Democracy

Nigeria's elections last April were among the most seriously flawed in the country's history, thanks largely to the manipulations of the U.S.-backed ruling party. With Nigerians increasingly clamoring for accountability, Washington's continuing support could generate more unrest--and...

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Published in:Foreign affairs (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2007-07, Vol.86 (4), p.115-130
Main Author: Herskovits, Jean
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Area studies
Budgets
Corruption
Democracy
Economics
Election fraud
Elections
Essays
Ethical aspects
Governors
Indexing in process
International relations
Macroeconomics
Manipulation
Muslims
Nigeria
Obasanjo, Olusegun
Oil policy
Petroleum
Political activity
Political elections
Political leadership
Political parties
Political reform
Political sociology
Politicians
Presidential elections
Presidents
Presidents (Government)
Privatization
Stability
U.S.A
Unemployment
United States of America
Voter registration
Voting
YarÂ’Adua, Umaru
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Summary:Nigeria's elections last April were among the most seriously flawed in the country's history, thanks largely to the manipulations of the U.S.-backed ruling party. With Nigerians increasingly clamoring for accountability, Washington's continuing support could generate more unrest--and could pose a risk both to oil supplies coming out of Nigeria and to the stability of West Africa.
ISSN:0015-7120
2327-7793