Nigeria

Politics

Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
Form of state: Federal republic (modelled after the United States), comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT, Abuja)
Executive power is exercised by the President who presides as both head of state and head of the federal government
The leader is elected by popular vote to a maximum of two 4-year terms.
Legal system: Based on English common law

National Assembly, comprising
- The 109-seat Senate and
- The 360-seat House of Representatives;
Both are elected by universal suffrage for four-year terms

The last election was held in February 2019;
The incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari won a second term in office;
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) secured a majority in the lower and upper houses.
The next general election will be held in 2023

The APC, a merger between
- The All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP);
- The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA); and
- The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)
The People’s Democratic Party, which ruled from 1999 until its defeat by the APC in 2015

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