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Nigeria counts votes from delayed poll

  • Polling much better organised than a week before

  • Vote marred by killings on eve of ballot

  • Election is a test of credibility

By Joe Brock

ABUJA, April 9 (Reuters) - Nigerians counted the votes on Saturday from delayed parliamentary elections, held with fewer hitches than past ballots despite a chaotic and violent run-up.

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