Nigerien general election, 1989

In the presidential elections in Niger in 1989, the President of the Republic of Niger was chosen by direct election. The elections were held on 12 December 1989. The only candidate and election winner was the incumbent Ali Saibou.

Background

Through a military coup in 1974, which marked the end of the First Republic, Seyni Kountché was the head of state of Niger. After Kountché death Saibou General Ali was his successor in November 1987. Under Saibou began with the successful constitutional referendum on 24 September 1989, the first as a one-party system of the National Movement of the Development Society ( MNSD - Nassara ) conceived of the Second Republic. Saw their constitution, as recently during the First Republic, the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections. The parliamentary elections in Niger in 1989 took place as the presidential elections on the same day.

The only presidential candidate was Ali Saibou, who announced in his election campaign, continue to strive for national self-sufficiency and economic recovery. As specific objectives he gave to the fight against illiteracy, the development of water supply and agriculture as well as the decentralization of the country.

Results

From 3,508,204 registered voters went to the polls officially 3334913. This corresponds to a voter turnout of 95.1 %. Of the 3,329,654 ballots cast (99.8%) as valid and 5,259 (0.2%) were considered invalid.

Follow

President Ali Saibou was sworn in on 18 December 1989 for a term of seven years. Because of the democratic change in Niger Saibou Beginning from 1991, only formal head of state. His term ended with the presidential elections on March 27, 1993 at the beginning of the Third Republic.