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British Elections Make Nigerian Elections Look Like A Joke

The Prime Minister Of Britain recently announced that Elections will be held in July. The two major political parties, the Labour Party, and the Conservative Party, are going to battle it out to know who will be in government in July But what astonishes me is what I learnt about the British Elections themselves. The elections can be held on any day of the week, infact, the coming elections will be held July 4th, a Thursday. There will be no Army or Police at polling booths, not even party agents. Voters cards will be sent directly to people's addresses. If your voters card does not arrive, you can still vote with other forms of identification such as driving licence or passport. You can vote on your way to work, while doing school runs, while on your break, or even on your way back from work. If you are not available to vote on polling day, you can apply to vote in advance through 'postal vote'. Voting is simple, no indelible ink, just cross an 'X' on the box of the Party you wish to vote for with a marker.British elections are so free and fair that the election tribunals rarely sit as nobody has any petitions. The last time they sat was 2015, and only one petition in the entire country Nigeria still has a long way to go