Parliamentary elections in Niger in 1989

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The parliamentary elections in Niger in 1989 took place on December 12, 1989. The 93 members of the National Assembly of Niger were elected .

background

The constitution of the Second Republic, which was adopted in the referendum on September 24, 1989 , provided for a Nigerien parliament for the first time since 1974. The Second Republic was based on a one-party system of the National Development Society Movement (MNSD-Nassara), which was the only existing party to run for parliamentary elections. The list of candidates published on November 2, 1989 was created through a selection process at MNSD Nassara assemblies at local, regional and national levels. On the same day as the parliamentary elections, the 1989 presidential elections took place, with incumbent Ali Saïbou (MNSD-Nassara) running as the only candidate.

Results

Of 3,508,204 registered voters, 3,334,913 officially went to the polls. This corresponds to a turnout of 95.1%. 3,329,654 ballot papers (99.8%) were considered valid and 5,259 (0.2%) were considered invalid.

Political party Number of votes Share of votes Seats
National Development Society Movement (MNSD-Nassara) 3,316,182 99.6% 93
Rejection of the nomination 13,472 0.4% -
total 3,329,654 100% 93

consequences

For the first time - with five MPs - women were represented in the Nigerien parliament. On December 18, 1989, MP Moutari Moussa was elected President of the National Assembly.

Student protests at Niamey University in February 1990 sparked the emergence of a broad opposition movement that included students, trade unions, civic movements and the emerging new political parties in Niger . The movement aimed to create a multiparty system . On 29 July 1991, a variety of political and social groupings enclosing said National Conference for sovereignty and replaced the 1989 selected MNSD-Nassara National Assembly by the Republic High Council called transitional parliament.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo: Historical Dictionary of Niger . 4th edition. Scarecrow, Plymouth 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-6094-0 , pp. 400-401 .
  2. ↑ a b Niger: Parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 1989. Inter-Parliamentary Union, accessed on May 9, 2013 (English).
  3. ^ 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 .
  4. ↑ Historique. Assemblée nationale, October 7, 2011, archived from the original on May 15, 2013 ; Retrieved August 17, 2012 (French).