General elections were held in

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in 2004; the first round of the presidential elections was held on 16 November, with a run-off held alongside National Assembly elections on 4 December. The presidential elections were won by

Mamadou Tandja Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was List of heads of state of Niger, President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 ...

of the

National Movement for the Society of Development The National Movement for the Society of Development, also known as the National Movement for the Development of Society (, MNSD-Nassara) was a political party in Niger. Founded under the military government of the 1974–1990 period, it was th ...

(MNSD). The MNSD also emerged as the largest party in the

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, winning 47 of the 113 seats.

Electoral system

The President was elected using the

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. The 113 members of the

were elected by two methods; 105 from eight multi-member constituencies by

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system and the remaining eight members in special single-member constituencies to ensure representation of national minorities.

Results

President

No candidate won a majority of votes in the first round, and a second round was held on 4 December between the two leading candidates – incumbent president Mamadou and Mahamadou Issoufou. All four of the candidates eliminated in the first round backed Tandja in the second round, and Tandja won the elections with 65.53% of the vote. International and local observers declared the entire process as free, fair, and transparent.

National Assembly

Aftermath

Following the election, MNSD-Nassara resumed its previous ruling coalition with junior partner

Democratic and Social Convention The Democratic and Social Convention - Rahama (, CDS-Rahama) was a political party in Niger. History It was founded in January 1991. In the February 1993 parliamentary elections the party won 22 of the 83 seats in the National Assembly, finish ...

, whose 22 seats give a 69-seat majority in the National Assembly.Yahaya Garba
"6ème congrès de la CDS-Rahama: Un congrès expéditif et sans enjeu"
''Roue de l’Histoire'' n° 368, September 5, 2007 (Tamtaminfo.com, September 6, 2007) .

References

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