1999 Nigerien general election

none August 2023 Niger yes Presidential election presidential 1996 Nigerien presidential election 1996 2004 Nigerien general election 2004 17 October 1999 (first round)24 November 1999 (second round) Mamadou Tandja 2005 (cropped).jpg Mamadou Tandja National Movement for the Society of Development 1,061,731 59.89% Mahamadou Issoufou-IMG 3648.jpg Mahamadou Issoufou Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism 710,923 40.11% President Daouda Malam Wanké Military Mamadou Tandja National Movement for the Society of Development yes yes Parliamentary election All 83 seats in the National Assembly 42 1996 2004 National Movement for the Society of Development New 38 34.65 Democratic and Social Convention New 17 17.23 Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism New 16 21.47 Rally for Democracy and Progress (Niger) New 8 10.95 Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress 8 4 6.61 President of the National Assembly President of the National Assembly after Moutari Moussa de Independent politician Mahamane Ousmane Democratic and Social Convention General elections were held in Niger in 1999; the first-round of the presidential elections was held on 17 October, with a run-off held alongside National Assembly elections on 24 November. The elections followed a coup d'état on 9 April, in which Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who had led an earlier coup in January 1996 and won disputed presidential elections, was assassinated. Coup leader Daouda Mallam Wanké initiated a transitional period that concluded with the victory of Mamadou Tandja, the candidate of the National Movement for the Society of Development (MNSD), over Mahamadou Issoufou, the candidate of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), in the run-off.Report of the observation mission for the presidential and legislative elections of 17 October and 24 November 1999 http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/RAPPORT_DE_LA_MISSION_D_OBSERVATION_DES_ELECTIONS_PRESIDENTIELLES_ET_LEGISLATIVES_DES_17_OCTOBRE_ET_24_NOVEMBRE_1999_.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172040/http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/RAPPORT_DE_LA_MISSION_D_OBSERVATION_DES_ELECTIONS_PRESIDENTIELLES_ET_LEGISLATIVES_DES_17_OCTOBRE_ET_24_NOVEMBRE_1999_.pdf 2016-03-03 2026-03-20 Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie The vote for the first National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, which had originally been scheduled for October, but delayed in August,Niger delays election http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/417078.stm 2026-03-20 BBC News also saw a victory for the MNSD, which won 38 of the 83 seats. It formed a coalition with the Democratic and Social Convention in order to gain a majority in the Assembly.NIGER: parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 1999 http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2237_99.htm 2026-03-20 Inter-Parliamentary Union Background Following the April 1999 coup, Wanké called for new presidential and parliamentary elections late in the year and barred the participation of candidates from the military. The elections were overseen and organised by a sixty-member Independent National Election Commission, appointed by the military government with representatives from political parties and civil society groups on 27 May 1999.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/354699.stm Niger election commission BBC News 27 May 1999 A new constitution was approved by a referendum held on 18 July 1999 and promulgated 8 August. The elections were originally scheduled for 7 October 1999 but were delayed in August 1999. Presidential candidates Eight candidates sought to run in the presidential elections, including two rival candidates from the Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a (RDP), which had been the ruling party under Maïnassara; Hamid Algabid and Amadou Cissé. It was left to the Court of State to decide which of these two candidates could run.NIGER: Eight register for November presidential poll http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=8763 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121532/http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=8763 2007-09-29 2026-03-20 IRIN News On 3 September the Court released its list of approved candidates; seven were approved, including Algabid, while Cissé's candidacy was rejected. Candidates eliminated in the first round sought to influence the outcome of the second round by endorsing one of the two remaining candidates; Djermakoye announced his support for Issoufou on 4 November, Ousmane announced his support for Tandja on 5 November, and Algabid and Djibo announced their support for Issoufou on 6 November (although some members of the RDP objected to Algabid's support for Issoufou and backed Tandja instead on 7 November). Results President Mamadou Tandja National Movement for the Society of Development 617320 1061731 Mahamadou Issoufou Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism 435041 710923 Mahamane Ousmane Democratic and Social Convention 429827 Hamid Algabid Rally for Democracy and Progress 206763 Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress 147672 André Salifou Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots 39641 Amadou Ali Djibo Union of Independent Nigeriens 32977 81129 42757 4560508 4608090 African Elections Database National Assembly File:Nigerien National Assembly 1999.svg National Movement for the Society of Development 611097 38 New Democratic and Social Convention 303790 17 New Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism 378634 16 New Rally for Democracy and Progress 193080 8 New Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress 116610 4 –4 Union for Democracy and the Republic 34128 0 – Union of Independent Nigeriens 22081 0 – Union for Democracy and Social Progress 20332 0 –3 Nigerien Self-Management Party 16191 0 – Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally 10912 0 – Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots 10863 0 –4 Sawaba 10709 0 – Union of Democratic Independents 7239 0 – PSDN–MDP 5126 0 – PPN-RDA-ORND 4598 0 – PPN-RDA–UDPS 4536 0 – Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger 3037 0 – Party for People's Dignity 2297 0 –3 Revolutionary Organisation for the New Democracy 778 0 – PPN-RDA–UDPS–ORND 437 0 – Party of the Masses for Labour 34 0 –2 Independents 7044 0 –3 0 Global Elections Database Aftermath The new government was seated on 1 January 2000 and operated under the Constitution of 1999. References Category:Presidential elections in Niger Category:Parliamentary elections in Niger General Niger Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results