The 2023 General Elections and Nigeria’s International Relations
Keywords:
International Relations, Election, State, Sovereignty, Democracy, United NationsAbstract
This work was on the 2023 General Elections and Nigeria’s International Relations. The aim of the work was to examine and analyse the international dimensions of the 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria. The work adopted the theory of sovereignty to emphasize the importance of states as the major Actor in International Relations. It is for the enhancement of relationships that elections carried in promotion of democracy all over the world attracts international awareness. Nigeria as a major Actor in International relations conducted her Presidential Election on the 25th of February 2023. Various foreign actors and forces participated directly and indirectly in the elections but the promotion of peaceful coexistence as one of the essential principles of international relations guided the reactions and counter reactions to the election. The international observers guided by the United Nations 2005 Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and Code of Conduct for International Election Observers, played by the rules adhering strictly to the principles of sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of states to situate Nigeria properly in the international society.
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