Parliamentary elections in Niger 1996
The parliamentary elections in Niger in 1996 took place on November 23, 1996. The 83 members of the National Assembly of Niger were elected .
background
The Third Republic (1993-1996) ended with a military coup led by Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara , in which President Mahamane Ousmane ( CDS-Rahama ) was overthrown. The Constitution of the Fourth Republic was adopted in the constitutional referendum on May 12, 1996 . The coup leader Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara was elected president in the controversial presidential elections on July 7th and 8th, 1996 . Before the parliamentary elections, eight parties joined forces to form the Front for the Restoration and Defense of Democracy , which, among other things, demanded the restoration of the independent state election commission in its original form. The alliance included the parties MNSD-Nassara , CDS-Rahama, PNDS-Tarayya , PPN-RDA , PSDN-Alhéri and PUND-Salama, elected in the last parliamentary elections on January 12, 1995 . Since the demands of the front for the restoration and defense of democracy were not met, the allies decided to boycott the elections.
Results
Of 3,939,101 registered voters, 1,535,963 officially went to the polls. This corresponds to a turnout of 39%. 36,151 ballot papers were counted as blank ballot papers or zero votes. Election day, which was monitored by international observers, was largely peaceful. The opposition questioned the official turnout figures. The Inter-Parliamentary Union also reported serious inconsistencies in the official information on the election results.
| Political party | Number of votes | Share of votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (UNIRD) | 990.308 | 56.7% | 59 |
| Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ANDP-Zaman Lahiya) | 123,957 | 10.1% | 8th |
| Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots (UPDP-Chamoua) | 91,944 | 2.5% | 4th |
| Party for the Dignity of the People (PDP-Daraja) | 21,475 | 5.3% | 3 |
| Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS-Amana) | 36,899 | 3.7% | 3 |
| Party of the Masses for Labor (PMT-Albarka) | 107,000 | 4.2% | 2 |
| Movement for Development and Pan-Africanism (MDP-Alkawali) | 7,562 | 1.5% | 1 |
| Independent | 46,805 | 6.1% | 3 |
| total | 1,535,963 | 100% | 83 |
The only woman among the 83 elected MPs was Jeannette Schmidt Degener (UNIRD).
consequences
In December 1996 Moutari Moussa (UNIRD) was elected President of the National Assembly. President Baré Maïnassara appointed Amadou Boubacar Cissé Prime Minister.
literature
- Mamadou Dagra : Le Code Electoral Nigérien du 16 avril 1996: Facteur de Renouveau Démocratique et de Stabilité? In: Revue Nigérienne de Droit . No. 1 , March 1999, p. 15-51 .
Web links
- Niger: Parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 1996 . Inter-Parliamentary Union (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Niger: Parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 1996. Inter-Parliamentary Union, accessed on August 10, 2013 (English).
- ^ A b c 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 .
- ↑ Alice J. Kang: Bargaining for Women's Rights. Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy . University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis 2015, ISBN 978-1-4529-4427-2 , pp. 104-105 .
- ↑ Historique. Assemblée nationale, October 7, 2011, archived from the original on May 15, 2013 ; Retrieved August 10, 2013 (French).
