• 31.1 million votes counted so far in Nigeria, but millions to go

• 19.4
  million number of votes current president Goodluck Jonathan has, a seemingly-insurmountable lead
• 8.4
  million number of votes his closest opponent, ex-military leader Muhammadu Buhari, has source

• » A difficult lead to top: While eight of the 36 states in oil-rich Nigeria still uncounted — a vote count large enough for Buhari to catch up — he would need a lot of votes. That said, some religious conflict will likely come to play in the eight uncounted states, which are largely Muslim. Jonathan, who became president after the death of the last president, is Christian.

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