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Nigeria has postponed its parliamentary election until next Saturday \u2013 the second such delay in two days.<\/p>\n

The vote was initially due to take place on Saturday, but staff and papers failed to materialise at polling stations around the country.<\/p>\n

After first calling the election off until Monday, officials further delayed it until Saturday.<\/p>\n

The election commission\u2019s decision means presidential and state elections have also been pushed back.<\/p>\n

The BBC\u2019s Caroline Duffield in Lagos says the country\u2019s political culture of vote-rigging and violence has made it difficult for people to accept the official explanations for the delay.<\/p>\n

She says many voters \u2013 and some politicians \u2013 think political interference caused Saturday\u2019s chaos.<\/p>\n

The elections are seen as a vital test of Nigeria\u2019s democratic credentials.<\/p>\n

Electoral chief Attahiru Jega was brought in last year to overhaul a system often regarded as flawed.<\/p>\n

The electoral chaos has led some to question his suitability for the job.<\/p>\n

Announcing the second delay, Mr Jega said the decision had the backing of all political parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cRequests to reschedule the national assembly elections have come from a cross section of stakeholders, including political parties and civil society organisations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are more determined now to ensure that the 2011 elections are free, fair and credible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) has won all three elections since the end of military rule in 1999, amid widespread claims of rigging and cheating.<\/p>\n

Nigerian elections are also marked by violence \u2013 and security had been high in the run-up to Saturday\u2019s aborted poll.<\/p>\n

But Amnesty International said at least 20 people had been killed in election-related violence over the last two weeks.<\/p>\n

The voting process had already started on Saturday, with large turnouts reported in cities such as Lagos and Kano, before Mr Jega announced the initial postponement.<\/p>\n

Some 73 million people have registered for the election, where they will vote for 360 seats in the House of Representatives, and 109 in the Senate. The PDP holds more than three-quarters of the seats in both houses.
Source: BBC<\/p>\n

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