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4/21/07: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections

• Population (July 2007 est.): 135,031,164
• Literacy: 68% (total population)
• Government Type: Federal Republic
• Suffrage: Universal (18 years of age)
  

• Executive Branch: President Umara Yar'Adua (since May 29, 2007)
  
  
• Legislative Branch: Bi-Cameral
  
  Senate: (109 seats - 3 from each state plus 1 from Abuja)
  
  House of Representatives: (360 seats)
  
  
• Electoral System:
  
  Executive: President is elected by popular vote for a four-year term (eligible for a second term)
  
  Legislative:
  
  Senate: Members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms
  House of Representatives: Members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms
  
  
• Political Parties
  Alliance for Democracy (AD)
  All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP)
  All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
  National Democratic Party (NDP)
  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
  Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
  Peoples Salvation Party (PSP)
  United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP)

Information Provided By : CIA World Fact Book, Nigeria

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