Nigerien presidential election, 2004

In the presidential elections in Niger, 2004, the President of the Republic of Niger was chosen by direct election. The first round of elections took place on 16 November 2004, the second passage on 4 December 2004. Choice as winner of the incumbent Mamadou Tandja went ( MNSD - Nassara ) out.

Background

The presidential elections were required at the end of the regular term of office of the President of five years. The incumbent Mamadou Tandja stood for re-election. His main competitor was the opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism ( PNDS - Tarraya ). Five of the six candidates had already begun in the previous presidential election of 1999. For the first time the former Prime Minister Amadou Cheiffou ran for president. Cheiffou, by then deputy leader of the Democratic and Social Rally ( CDS Rahama ) under the leadership of Mahamane Ousmane, who split in January 2004 Social Democratic Party with the Alliance ( RSD Gaskiya ) of the CDS Rahama.

UNDP observers reviewed the first round, despite some shortcomings as a democratic, free and transparent. The election observers of the Francophonie and the Nigerien Human Rights Commission complained of delays in building the dials in some polling stations, problems in the distribution of new voter registration cards and lack of logistical support from the relevant management committees. There were also reports of attempted vote-buying.

Results

First ballot

From 5,255,232 2,535,493 registered voters went to the polls. This corresponds to a voter turnout of 48.2 %. Of the 2,535,493 votes ballots counted as valid 2.43845 million and 97 043 as invalid (or blank ballots ).

Second round of voting

A second ballot was required because none of the candidates could obtain an absolute majority of the votes on the first ballot. All four candidates of the first round passage, which did not reach the ballot, now choice Mamadou Tandja gave recommendations for starting. From 5,256,581 2,363,692 registered voters went to the polls. This corresponds to a voter turnout of 45%. Of the 2,363,692 votes ballots counted 2,304,302 as valid and 59 390 as invalid (or blank ballots ).

Follow

The second round of the presidential elections on 4 December 2004 coincided with the 2004 parliamentary elections, when the National Movement of the Development Society ( MNSD - Nassara ) of Mamadou Tandja again emerged as the most votes party and 47 won 113 seats in the National Assembly. President Tandja appointed the incumbent since 2000, Prime Minister Hama Amadou ( MNSD - Nassara ) on 24 December 2004 again as head of government.

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