Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress
The Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress ( French: Alliance pour la démocratie et le Nigérienne for progress - Zaman Lahiya, symbol: ANDP - Zaman Lahiya ) is a political party in Niger.
Orientation
The Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress is considered traditionalist party, which is ethnically rooted in the Zarma the city of Dosso. Your recent party chairman Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye and Moussa Moumouni Djermakoye came from a branch of the Zarmakoye ( Djermakoye ), the traditional ruler of the house of the Zarma of Dosso. Zaman Lahiya, the epithet of the party comes from the Hausa language and means " live in peace ".
History
The Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress was founded on 27 February 1992. It originated as a spin-off of the National Movement of the Development Society ( MNSD - Nassara ) and goes to the club of friends of Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye (French: Club des Amis de Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye, symbol: CAMAD ), who in 1991 within the MNSD - Nassara Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye supported in its efforts to become chairman of the party, but could not prevail against Mamadou Tandja.
In the presidential elections of 1993 won Mahamane Ousmane of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism ( PNDS - Tarayya ), Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye fourth. In the parliamentary elections of 1993, the ANDP - Zaman Lahiya Twelve of the 83 seats won in the National Assembly. She was among others connected with the PNDS - Tarayya and the CDS Rahama the nine- party coalition alliance of the forces of change, which was represented by 50 deputies in the National Assembly and the MNSD - Nassara ousted from power. Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye was President of the National Assembly, which he remained until 1994. In the parliamentary elections of 1995, the ANDP - Zaman Lahiya lost three seats and was now represented with nine of 83 seats in the National Assembly. When the PNDS - Tarayya left the alliance of the forces of change and allied itself with the MNSD - Nassara, the ANDP - Zaman Lahiya concurred with this step. President Mahamane Ousmane was overthrown in 1996 by a coup of Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who had himself elected in the presidential election of 1996, his successor. The presidential candidates Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye brought the official election result a fifth (and last) place. In the transitional government of Prime Minister Boukary Adji the ANDP Zaman Lahiya was represented by Minister of Labour Seini Ali Gado. Unlike most other parties ANDP - Zaman Lahiya not boycotted the parliamentary elections of 1996 and was re-elected with eight out of 83 seats in the National Assembly. Soon, however, she turned away from the authoritarian plans Ibrahim Baré Maïnassaras, the case of a coup d'etat was killed in 1999. The presidential elections of 1999 brought the MNSD - Nassara Mamadou Tandja candidates for the win. Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye finished fifth. In the parliamentary elections of 1999, the ANDP - Zaman Lahiya appeared as allies of the PNDS - Tarayya, but here was the camp of MNSD - Nassara as the winner. The ANDP - Zaman Lahiya could win only four of the 83 seats in Parliament and was the first time in its history, the smallest in the National Assembly vertreteten party. The 2004 presidential elections were won by Mamadou Tandja again ( MNSD - Nassara ) and Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye landed again on the fifth place. In the parliamentary elections of 2004, the ANDP - Zaman Lahiya moved to the side of the successful here MNSD - Nassara and received five out of 113 seats in the National Assembly.
The party founder Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye died 2009. As President Tandja and his MNSD - Nassara became increasingly authoritarian tendencies that temporarily leaderless ANDP - Zaman Lahiya joined at one opposition alliance, which boycotted the parliamentary elections of 2009. Mamadou Tandja President was overthrown in February 2010 in a coup d'état. Adamou Moumouni Djermakoyes brother Moussa Moumouni Djermakoye was elected the new party leader of the ANDP - Zaman Lahiya in June 2010. The Mahamadou Issoufou of ( PNDS - Tarayya ) won the presidential elections of 2011 brought Moussa Moumouni Djermakoye the sixth place. In the parliamentary elections of 2011, the ANDP - Zaman Lahiya went back an alliance with the victorious this time PNDS - Tarayya. The party has since been represented by eight of the 113 seats in the National Assembly. She joined in the same year with 32 other political parties and groups in an alliance together, which agreed on common principles and promised to support the government in its Mahamadou Issoufous projects.