Nigerien general election, 2004
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General elections were held in Niger in 2004; the first-round of the presidential elections was held on 16 November, with a run-off held alongside National Assembly elections on 4 December. The presidential elections were won by Mamadou Tandja of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD). The MNSD also emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 47 of the 113 seats.
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Electoral system
105 members of the National Assembly were elected in eight multi-member constituencies using the party-list proportional representation system. The remaining 8 members were elected in special single-member constituencies to ensure the representation of national minority communities.
Results
President
No candidate won a majority of votes in the first round, and a second round was held on 4 December between the two leading candidates – incumbent president Mamadou and Mahamadou Issoufou. Tandja won the election with 65.53% of the vote. Voter turnout in the second round was 45.0%. Parliamentary elections were held on the same day. International and local observers declared the entire process as free, fair, and transparent.
All four of the candidates eliminated in the first round backed Tandja in the second round.[1]
| 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 | ||
National Assembly
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Aftermath
Following the election, MNSD-Nassara resumed its previous ruling coalition with junior partner CDS-Rahama whose 22 seats give a 69 seat majority in the National Assembly of Niger.[2]
References
- ↑ "Présidentielle au Niger: un quatrième parti, le RDP, soutient la candidature de Mamadou Tandja au second tour", Xinhua, November 23, 2004 (French).
- ↑ Yahaya Garba, "6ème congrès de la CDS-Rahama: Un congrès expéditif et sans enjeu", Roue de l’Histoire n° 368, September 5, 2007 (Tamtaminfo.com, September 6, 2007) (French).
