Parliamentary elections in Niger 1970
The parliamentary elections in Niger in 1970 took place on October 22, 1970. The fifty members of the National Assembly of Niger were elected .
background
During the First Republic (1960–1974) there was a one-party system of the Nigerien Progressive Party (PPN-RDA) under President Hamani Diori . The parliamentary elections of 1970 were neither competitive nor free . Only candidates on a PPN-RDA list were allowed. The women's organization Union des Femmes du Niger tried unsuccessfully to have women on the list. The elections took place at the end of the planned five-year legislative period of the National Assembly. President Hamani Diori had recently been re-elected in the presidential elections on October 1, 1970 .
Results
Of the 1,906,283 registered voters, 1,851,146 officially went to the polls. This corresponds to a voter turnout of 97.1%. 1,850,968 ballot papers were considered valid and 178 were considered invalid.
| Political party | Number of votes | Share of votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigerien Progressive Party (PPN-RDA) | 1,850,968 | 100% | 50 |
| total | 1,850,968 | 100% | 50 |
consequences
On November 21, 1970, President Hamani Diori reshuffled the government. Boubou Hama remained in office as President of the National Assembly . The First Republic ended on April 15, 1974 with the coup d'état by Seyni Kountché , which also dissolved the National Assembly. During the Régime d'exception (1974–1989) there was no Nigerien parliament.
Web links
- Niger 1970 Elections . Inter-Parliamentary Union (PDF file; 10 kB, English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo: Historical Dictionary of Niger . 4th edition. Scarecrow, Plymouth 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-6094-0 , pp. 206 .
- ^ François Martin: Le Niger du Président Diori. Chronology 1960–1974 . L'Harmattan, Paris 1991, ISBN 2-7384-0952-0 , pp. 279 and 282 .
- ↑ a b Niger 1970 Elections. (PDF file; 10 kB) Inter-Parliamentary Union, accessed on May 2, 2013 (English).
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Bernard Thibaut, Michael Krennerich (eds.): Elections in Africa. A data handbook . Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 978-0-19-829645-4 , pp. 685 .
- ↑ Historique. Assemblée nationale, October 7, 2011, archived from the original on May 15, 2013 ; Retrieved August 17, 2012 (French).
