Suddenly postponed Nigerian presidential election, voting begins one week behind schedule February 23, 2019 18: 37 Destination: Daura / Nigeria [Nigeria Africa] 突然延期されたナイジェリア大統領選、1週間遅れで投票始まる 2019年2月23日 18:37 発信地:ダウラ/ナイジェリア [ ナイジェリア アフリカ ]
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Suddenly postponed Nigerian presidential election, voting begins one week behind schedule
February 23, 2019 18: 37 Destination: Daura / Nigeria [Nigeria Africa]
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President Muhammadu Buhari (casting on 23rd February 2019) who casts a vote at the polling place of Daura of Katzina, Nigeria. (c) PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP
【February 23 AFP】 In Nigeria on August 23 at 8 am (4 pm JST), the presidential election ballot began. Originally scheduled to be carried out on the 16th, political tension increased domestically, because the abrupt announcement of a week was announced five hours before the voting start time, the domestic political tension increased, the theory of the plot was also taken over, violence There was a growing concern that generation would occur.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is seeking re-election for a term of four years, made a vote early in the local northern part of Katsina, Katsina (Daura), told reporters that " I'm confident. "
A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, a contending candidate who ran from the main opposition party, plans to vote in the Adamawa province in the northeast.
It is expected that the result of the vote will be known at the end of the week. (c) AFP
突然延期されたナイジェリア大統領選、1週間遅れで投票始まる
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【2月23日 AFP】ナイジェリアで23日午前8時(日本時間同午後4時)、大統領選の投票が開始された。当初は16日に実施される予定だったが、投票開始時刻の5時間前に急きょ1週間の延期が発表されたことから、国内では政治的な緊張が高まり、謀略説も取り沙汰され、暴力行為が発生する懸念が広がっていた。
任期4年の再選を目指す現職のムハマドゥ・ブハリ(Muhammadu Buhari)大統領は、地元である同国北部カツィナ(Katsina)州ダウラ(Daura)で早々と投票を済ませ、記者団に対し「勝者となるのは私だ」と述べるなど、自信をにじませた。
主要野党から出馬した対立候補のアチク・アブバカル(Atiku Abubakar)元副大統領も、北東部の地元アダマワ(Adamawa)州で投票に臨む予定。
開票結果は週明けにも判明するとみられている。(c)AFP