1993 Nigerien presidential election explained

Country:Niger
Type:presidential
Previous Election:1989 Nigerien general election
Previous Year:1989
Next Election:1996 Nigerien presidential election
Next Year:1996
Election Date:27 February 1993 (first round)
Image1:Mahamane Ousmane (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Mahamane Ousmane
Party1:Democratic and Social Convention
Popular Vote1:763,476
Percentage1:54.42%
Nominee2:Mamadou Tandja
Party2:National Movement for the Society of Development
Popular Vote2:639,418
Percentage2:45.58%
President
Before Election:Ali Saibou
Before Party:National Movement for the Society of Development
After Election:Mahamane Ousmane
After Party:Democratic and Social Convention

Presidential elections were held in Niger on 27 February 1993, with a second round on 27 March after no candidate passed the 50% barrier in the first round. They were the first multi-candidate presidential elections held in the country since independence in 1960, following constitutional changes approved in a referendum the previous year. Although Mamadou Tandja of the ruling National Movement for the Society of Development (which had emerged as the largest party in the parliamentary elections) won the most votes in the first round, he lost in the second round to Mahamane Ousmane of the Democratic and Social Convention party.[1] Voter turnout was only 32.5% in the first round and 35.2% in the second.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://africanelections.tripod.com/dj.html Elections in Djibouti
  2. [Dieter Nohlen]