Parliamentary elections in Niger in 1995
The parliamentary elections in Niger in 1995 took place on January 12, 1995. The 83 members of the National Assembly of Niger were elected .
background
The PNDS-Tarayya party left the ruling coalition Alliance of Forces of Change in September 1994 , as a result of which President Mahamane Ousmane ( CDS-Rahama ) no longer had an absolute majority of supporting parties in the National Assembly. Ousmane appointed Souley Abdoulaye (CDS-Rahama) as prime minister of a transitional government on October 6, 1994 , which resigned on October 16, 1994 after a vote of no confidence in parliament. The President then dissolved the National Assembly on October 17, 1994 and called new elections. These should originally have taken place on December 31, 1994 and have been postponed twice. The election campaign took place against the backdrop of a severe economic and social crisis in the country. The elections themselves were monitored by international and national observers.
Results
Of 4,376,031 registered voters, 1,530,198 went to the polls. This corresponds to a voter turnout of 34.9%. Of the voting slips submitted, 1,446,121 were considered valid and 84,077 were considered invalid.
| Political party | Number of votes | Share of votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Development Society Movement (MNSD-Nassara) | 467.080 | 32.3% | 29 |
| Democratic and Social Assembly (CDS-Rahama) | 428.760 | 29.6% | 24 |
| Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya) | 203,629 | 14.1% | 12 |
| Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ANDP-Zaman Lahiya) | 186.247 | 12.9% | 9 |
| Party for National Unification and Democracy (PUND-Salama) | 34,610 | 2.4% | 3 |
| Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS-Amana) | 45,724 | 3.1% | 2 |
| Nigerien Social Democratic Party (PSDN-Alhéri) | 21,010 | 1.5% | 2 |
| Nigerien Progressive Party (PPN-RDA) | 18,294 | 1.3% | 1 |
| Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots (UPDP-Chamoua) | 13,589 | 0.9% | 1 |
| other | 27,178 | 1.9% | - |
| total | 1,446,121 | 100% | 83 |
consequences
The parliamentary elections did not bring about any decisive changes in the majority situation. The Alliance for Forces of Change criticized alleged irregularities in some constituencies, but the Supreme Court declared the elections valid. On February 8, 1995, Mahamadou Issoufou was elected President of the National Assembly by the PNDS-Tarayya. On February 25, 1995, President Mahamane Ousmane was forced to appoint Hama Amadou of the MNSD-Nassara , who was also not a member of the Alliance for Forces for Change , as Prime Minister. In the system of cohabitation , the president refused to cooperate with the government and parliament. Shortly before he could constitutionally dissolve the National Assembly again and call new elections, Ousmane was overthrown on January 27, 1996 by a military coup led by Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara .
literature
- Emmanuel Grégoire: Cohabitation au Niger . In: Afrique contemporaine . No. 175 , 1995, pp. 43–51 ( PDF file ).
Web links
- Niger: Parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 1995 . Inter-Parliamentary Union (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Niger: Parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 1995. Inter-Parliamentary Union, accessed on July 25, 2013 (English).
- ↑ Historique. Assemblée nationale, October 7, 2011, archived from the original on May 15, 2013 ; Retrieved August 17, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo: Historical Dictionary of Niger . 4th edition. Scarecrow, Plymouth 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-6094-0 , pp. 357 .
