Nigeria General Election - March 28, 2015

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Buhari is more conservative than Jonathan.

If there are any centre-leftists in Buhari's coalition, they are opportunistic defectors from the PDP.

PDP was always regarded as to the left of the ANPP, Buhari's party and the main party in the opposition alliance. It would be a stretch to say they were actually a left party (more technocratic neo-liberals) but they were relative to the ANPP's explicit conservatism.

Also, the ANPP is much more enthusiastic on Sharia law. So on social issues at least, there is no doubt as to who is more right-wing.

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I totally forgot Buhari had left the ANPP but I remember it now. I believe it had something to do with him stupidly claiming the election had been rigged against him. The ANPP didn't want anything to do with his ridiculous demagoguery. They tried to act like a respectable party and accepted the results instead. Of course they were rewarded by losing almost all their votes to Buhari's new party.

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Huh. Well there you go.

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The All Progressive Congress is apparently now a probationary member of the Socialist International (which apparently still exists):

http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticleID=2326

Also, Olusegun Obasanjo public renounced the People's Democratic Party and was has been unofficially supportive of Buhari.

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Did Buhari do ANY better in Igbo areas considering the Igbo party that merged into the APC?