Friday, April 29, 2011

ANALYSIS-Nigeria's new political landscape to test Jonathan

Reuters
28 April 2011

* Elections deemed most credible in decades despite violence

* Choice of cabinet will reveal Jonathan's strength

* Opposition has stronger voice in parliament, states

ABUJA, April 28 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan faces the toughest challenge of his career in uniting the country after elections which reshaped the political landscape and threw religious and ethnic fault lines into sharp relief.

This month's polls, while far from perfect, have been heralded as a step change in Africa's most populous nation, which had experienced virtually nothing but military rule and rigged votes for the past half century.

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