2004_Niger_presidential_election
General elections were held in Niger in 2004; the first round of the presidential elections was held on 16 November, with a run-off held alongside National Assembly elections on 4 December. The presidential elections were won by Mamadou Tandja of the National Movement for the Society of Development (MNSD). The MNSD also emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 47 of the 113 seats.
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The President was elected using the two-round system. The 113 members of the National Assembly were elected by two methods; 105 from eight multi-member constituencies by proportional representation system and the remaining eight members in special single-member constituencies to ensure representation of national minorities.
President
No candidate won a majority of votes in the first round, and a second round was held on 4 December between the two leading candidates – incumbent president Mamadou and Mahamadou Issoufou. All four of the candidates eliminated in the first round backed Tandja in the second round,[1] and Tandja won the elections with 65.53% of the vote. International and local observers declared the entire process as free, fair, and transparent.
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Mamadou Tandja | National Movement for the Society of Development | 991,764 | 40.67 | 1,509,905 | 65.53 | |
| Mahamadou Issoufou | Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism | 599,792 | 24.60 | 794,397 | 34.47 | |
| Mahamane Ousmane | Democratic and Social Convention | 425,052 | 17.43 | |||
| Amadou Cheiffou | Social Democratic Rally | 154,732 | 6.35 | |||
| Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye | Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress | 147,957 | 6.07 | |||
| Hamid Algabid | Rally for Democracy and Progress | 119,153 | 4.89 | |||
| Total | 2,438,450 | 100.00 | 2,304,302 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,438,450 | 96.17 | 2,304,302 | 97.49 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 97,043 | 3.83 | 59,390 | 2.51 | ||
| Total votes | 2,535,493 | 100.00 | 2,363,692 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,255,232 | 48.25 | 5,256,581 | 44.97 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database, IFES | ||||||
National Assembly
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Movement for the Society of Development | 849,365 | 37.13 | 47 | +9 | |
| Democratic and Social Convention | 397,628 | 17.38 | 22 | +5 | |
| Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism | 314,810 | 13.76 | 17 | +1 | |
| Social Democratic Rally | 163,369 | 7.14 | 7 | New | |
| Rally for Democracy and Progress | 149,825 | 6.55 | 6 | –2 | |
| Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress | 124,843 | 5.46 | 5 | +1 | |
| PNDS–UNI–UDR | 66,931 | 2.93 | 2 | – | |
| PNDS–PPN-RDA–PNA | 61,997 | 2.71 | 4 | – | |
| PNDS–PPN-RDA | 42,526 | 1.86 | 2 | – | |
| Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger | 29,905 | 1.31 | 1 | +1 | |
| PMT–ANDP | 18,971 | 0.83 | 0 | – | |
| Movement for Unity and Recovery of the Nation | 13,603 | 0.59 | 0 | New | |
| Sawaba | 13,006 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gobir Katsina Independents | 7,613 | 0.33 | 0 | New | |
| Patriotic Movement for Solidarity and Progress | 6,136 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union of Nigerien Democrats and Socialists | 5,894 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
| RSD–RDP | 5,852 | 0.26 | 0 | – | |
| Party of Consultation and Peace | 4,731 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots | 4,442 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party for People's Dignity | 2,811 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party for National Unity and Development | 1,950 | 0.09 | 0 | New | |
| Union for Democracy and the Republic | 1,602 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,287,810 | 100.00 | 113 | +30 | |
| Valid votes | 2,287,810 | 97.65 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 55,019 | 2.35 | |||
| Total votes | 2,342,829 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,278,598 | 44.38 | |||
| Source: Constitutional Court | |||||
Following the election, MNSD-Nassara resumed its previous ruling coalition with junior partner Democratic and Social Convention, whose 22 seats give a 69-seat majority in the National Assembly.[2]
- "Présidentielle au Niger: un quatrième parti, le RDP, soutient la candidature de Mamadou Tandja au second tour" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, November 23, 2004 (in French).
- Yahaya Garba, "6ème congrès de la CDS-Rahama: Un congrès expéditif et sans enjeu"[permanent dead link], Roue de l’Histoire n° 368, September 5, 2007 (Tamtaminfo.com, September 6, 2007) (in French).