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"In Australia, mandate protection for Prime Minister Julia Gillard might mean securing the passage of the NBN or the mining tax. In Nigeria, it means spending all day – usually despite searing heat and with little food or drink – at a polling station. That’s just to protect your vote.
"This was the most inspiring aspect of the recent Nigerian elections: women and men held vigil (the concept of ‘vote and wait’) at polling booths for up to 12 hours. They even danced and sang as they observed each vote counted and announced in front of them."
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