Electoral competition in Nigeria is fierce, as those holding political office have easy and unregulated access to vast pots of cash.

身居官位者可轻而易举获取大笔不义之财，并且逍遥法外，因此，竞选在尼日利亚那是相当的惨烈。

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The problems with elections in Indonesia have less to do with the tactical ability to monitor such a large electoral process than with the absence of the political will among that nation's leaders to allow genuine competition and an uninhibited, independent observation of the electoral process.

ECONOMIST: Bitter pill