Presidential elections in Niger 2016
In the 2016 presidential elections in Niger , the President of the Republic of Niger was elected by direct election. The first round of the elections took place on February 21, 2016, the second on March 20, 2016. The incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou ( PNDS-Tarayya ) emerged as the winner .
background
The regular elections took place after the end of the five-year term of Mahamadou Issoufou (PNDS-Tarayya), who had been elected in the previous presidential election in 2011 . The election date on February 21, 2016 was the same as that of the parliamentary elections in Niger in 2016 .
In addition to incumbent Issoufou, fourteen other candidates were admitted to the 2016 elections. There was no woman among them. Mahamadou Issoufou's main challengers included Seini Oumarou from MNSD-Nassara , Hama Amadou from MODEN-FA Lumana Africa and Mahamane Ousmane from MNRD-Hankuri. In the MNSD-Nassara, the former Prime Minister and President of Parliament, Seini Oumarou, took over from President Mamadou Tandja , who was ousted in 2010 . In the 2011 presidential election, he was Mahamadou Issoufou's opponent in the runoff election. Hama Amadou, also a former Prime Minister and Speaker of Parliament, campaigned from a prison cell. He was accused of being involved in a baby trafficking affair. Mahamane Ousmane had already been president from 1993 to 1996. The CDS-Rahama party , of which he had been chairman for many years, had nominated Abdou Labo as a presidential candidate, which is why Ousmane stood as a candidate for the MNRD-Hankuri party. Seini Oumarou, Hama Amadou and Mahamane Ousmane as well as Amadou Boubacar Cissé , the candidate of the UDR-Tabbat , agreed in January 2016 to support each other in the event of a runoff against Mahamadou Issoufou.
Results
First round of elections
The preliminary final results are as follows:
| candidate | Political party | Number of votes | Share of votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahamadou Issoufou | PNDS Tarayya | 2,107,946 | 48.52% |
| Hama Amadou | MODEN-FA Lumana Africa | 807.978 | 18.60% |
| Seini Oumarou | MNSD-Nassara | 505,328 | 11.63% |
| Mahamane Ousmane | MNRD-Hankuri | 255.524 | 5.88% |
| Ibrahim Yacouba | MPN-Kiishin cash desk | 196.341 | 4.52% |
| Kassoum Mamane Moctar | CPR Inganci | 130,518 | 3.00% |
| Abdou Labo | CDS-Rahama | 92,611 | 2.13% |
| Amadou Cheiffou | RSD-Gaskiya | 72,779 | 1.68% |
| Amadou Boubacar Cissé | UDR tabbat | 58,799 | 1.35% |
| Laouan Magagi | ARD Adaltchi Mutunchi | 35,747 | 0.82% |
| Adal Roubeit | MDR Tarna | 26,113 | 0.60% |
| Tahirou Guimba | MODDEL ma'aykata | 16,629 | 0.38% |
| Abdoulaye Amadou Traoré | PPNU-Sawyi | 16.304 | 0.38% |
| Mahamane Jean Padonou | CDP-Marhaba Bikhum | 15,030 | 0.35% |
| Mahamane Hamissou Moumouni | PJD Hakika | 6468 | 0.15% |
Second round of voting
A second round of elections was necessary because none of the candidates could win an absolute majority of the votes in the first round of elections. Of 7,581,540 registered voters, 4,534,416 went to the polls. This corresponds to a turnout of 59.8%. Of the 4,534,416 ballot papers submitted, 4,434,655 were rated as valid and 99,761 as invalid (or blank ballot papers).
| candidate | Political party | Number of votes | Share of votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahamadou Issoufou | PNDS Tarayya | 4,102,363 | 92.51% |
| Hama Amadou | MODEN-FA Lumana Africa | 332.292 | 7.49% |
literature
- Lisa Mueller, Lukas Matthews: The national elections in Niger, February – March 2016 . In: Electoral Studies . Vol. 43, September 2016, pp. 203–206 , doi : 10.1016 / j.electstud.2016.06.001 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ La commission électorale nigérienne a annoncé mercredi le chronogramme électoral de 2016. In: Niger Inter. July 30, 2015, accessed February 18, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Point de presse du ministre en charge de l'Intérieur sur l'arrêt de la Cour Constitutionnelle: 15 candidats autorisés à se présenter au 1er tour de la Présidentielle. In: Niger Diaspora. January 10, 2016, archived from the original on February 14, 2016 ; Retrieved February 18, 2016 (French).
- ^ Niger / présidentielle: les trois principaux candidats contre Issoufou. In: Africatime.com. February 17, 2016, archived from the original on February 18, 2016 ; Retrieved February 18, 2016 (French).
- ^ Mathieu Olivier: Niger: vers une candidature unique de l'opposition au second tour de la présidentielle. In: Niger Diaspora. January 22, 2016, archived from the original on February 14, 2016 ; Retrieved February 18, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Results globaux provisoires. Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante, February 2016, archived from the original on February 23, 2016 ; accessed on February 27, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Arrêt n ° 018 / CC / ME du 30 mars 2016. (PDF) Cour Constitutionnelle de la République du Niger, accessed on April 4, 2016 (French).
