Election Name: | 1970 Nigerien presidential election |
Country: | Niger |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1965 Nigerien presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1965 |
Next Election: | 1989 Nigerien general election |
Next Year: | 1989 |
Election Date: | 1 October 1970 |
Image1: | Hamani Diori 1968b.jpg |
Nominee1: | Hamani Diori |
Party1: | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally |
Popular Vote1: | 1,907,673 |
Percentage1: | 100% |
President | |
Before Election: | Hamani Diori |
Before Party: | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally |
After Election: | Hamani Diori |
After Party: | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally |
Presidential elections were held in Niger on 1 October 1970. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent president Hamani Diori, was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.3%.[1]