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President Buhari Coasts to Victory in Nigerian General Election
- Opposition calls vote results ‘manipulated,’ may contest them
- Election was marred by delays, violence, observer groups say
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won a second and final four-year term in a general election marred by delays, technical glitches and at least 39 deaths.
Vote tallies from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory showed Buhari beating his main challenger Atiku Abubakar by a 56 percent to 41 percent margin, according to Bloomberg calculations from data from the Independent National Electoral Commission. The opposition People’s Democratic Party called the count “manipulated” and said it will challenge it.