Nigerien constitutional referendum, 1999

The constitutional referendum in Niger in 1999 was held on 18 July 1999. The electorate voted Niger majority for adoption of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic.

Background

The Fourth Republic (1996-1999) ended with the violent death of the controversial President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara. The elaborated under the leader of the coup and new President Daouda Malam Wanké Constitution of the Fifth Republic was very similar to that of the Third Republic (1993-1996): Both saw a semipräsidentielles multi-party system before. A key change was the strengthening of constitutional jurisdiction, which should find expression in the Supreme Court in the disentanglement of an independent Constitutional Court.

Result

From 4,237,258 1,319,919 registered voters went to the polls. This corresponds to a voter turnout of 31.2 %. Of the ballots cast were 1,295,817 valid and 24.102 counted as invalid.

The low turnout represented a slow -run election campaign. The referendum itself was carried out under completely free and fair environment.

Follow

Transitional head of state Wanké gave his power to the State President elected under the terms of the new Constitution in the presidential elections of 1999 Mamadou Tandja.

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