Elections in Niger
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Every five years, elections in Niger occur on national level for the head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 113 members, elected for a five year term, 105 members elected in multi-seat constituencies and 8 members elected in single-seat national minority constituencies. Niger has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
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[edit] Latest elections
[edit] 2004 Presidential election
Main article: Nigerien presidential election, 2004
| Candidates - Parties | Votes 1st round | % | Votes 2nd round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tandja Mamadou - National Movement for the Development of Society | 991,764 | 40.67 | 1,509,905 | 65.53 |
| Mahamadou Issoufou - Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism | 599,792 | 24.60 | 794,357 | 34.47 |
| Mahamane Ousmane - Democratic and Social Convention | 425,052 | 17.43 | ||
| Ahmado Cheiffou - Social Democratic Rally | 154,732 | 6.35 | ||
| Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye - Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress | 147,957 | 6.07 | ||
| Hamid Algabid - Rally for Democracy and Progress | 119,153 | 4.89 | ||
| Total (turnout 48.3 %) | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
[edit] 2004 Parliamentary election
Main article: Nigerien parliamentary election, 2004
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| National Movement for the Development of Society (Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement-Nassara) | 37.2 | 47 | ||
| PNDS and allies | Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti Nigerien pour la Democratie et le Socialisme) | 13.4 | 17 | |
| Combined list with Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally (Parti Progressiste Nigérien-Rassemblement Démocratique Nigerien) and Nigerien Self-Management Party (Parti Nigérien pour l’Autogestion-Al'ouma) | 2.7 | 4 | ||
| Combined list with Union of Independent Nigeriens (Union des Nigériens Indépendants) and Union for Democracy and the Republic (Union pour la Démocratie et la République-Tabbat) | 3.3 | 2 | ||
| Combined list with Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally (Parti Progressiste Nigérien-Rassemblement Démocratique Nigerien) | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| Democratic and Social Convention (Convention démocratique et sociale-Rahama) | 17.4 | 22 | ||
| Social Democratic Rally (Rassemblement social démocratique-Gaskiya) | 7.1 | 7 | ||
| Rally for Democracy and Progress (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès-Jama'a) | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress (Alliance nigérienne pour la démocratie et le progrès-Zaman Lahiya) | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger (Parti pour le socialisme et la démocratie au Niger-Alheri) | 1.3 | 1 | ||
| Total (turnout 44.7%) | 113 | |||
| Source: africanelections.tripod.com | ||||
[edit] Past elections
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