Nigerien general election, 2004

Nigerien general election, 2004

16 November 2004 (first round) 4 December 2004 (second round)

Nominee Mamadou Tandja Mahamadou Issoufou Party MNSD PNDS Popular vote 1,509,905 794,357 Percentage 65.53% 34.47%

President before election Military rule (formerly Mahamane Ousmane Elected President Mamadou Tandja MNSD

General elections were held in Niger 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 of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD). The MNSD also emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 47 of the 113 seats.

Electoral system

The President was elected using the two-round system. The 113 members of the National Assembly were elected by two methods; 105 from eight multi-member constituencies by proportional representation 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,^[1] and Tandja won the elections with 65.53% of the vote. International and local observers declared the entire process as free, fair, and transparent.

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Mamadou Tandja	National Movement for the Development of Society	991,764	40.67	1,509,905	65.53
Mahamadou Issoufou	Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism	599,792	24.60	794,357	34.47
Mahamane Ousmane	Democratic and Social Convention	425,052	17.43
Amadou Cheiffou	Social Democratic Rally	154,732	6.35
Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye	Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress	147,957	6.07
Hamid Algabid	Rally for Democracy and Progress	119,153	4.89
Invalid/blank votes		97,043	–	59,390	–
Total		2,535,493	100	2,363,692	100
Registered voters/turnout		5,255,232	48.25	5,256,581	44.97
Source: African Elections Database

National Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Movement for the Development of Society	849,365	37.13	47	+9
Democratic and Social Convention	397,628	17.38	22	+5
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism	314,810	13.76	17	+1
Social Democratic Rally	163,369	7.14	7	New
Rally for Democracy and Progress	149,825	6.55	6	–2
Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress	124,843	5.46	5	+1
PNDS–UNI–UDR	66,931	2.93	2	–
PNDS–PPN-RDA–PNA	61,997	2.71	4	–
PNDS–PPN-RDA	42,526	1.86	2	–
Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger	29,905	1.31	1	+1
PMT–ANDP	18,971	0.83	0	–
Movement for Unity and Recovery of the Nation	13,783	0.60	0	New
Sawaba	12,466	0.54	0	0
Gobir Katsina Independents	7,613	0.33	0	New
Patriotic Movement for Solidarity and Progress	6,136	0.27	0	0
Union of Nigerien Socialists	5,894	0.26	0	New
RSD–RDP	5,852	0.26	0	–
Party of Consultation and Peace	4,731	0.21	0	New
Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots	4,442	0.19	0	0
Party for People's Dignity	2,811	0.12	0	0
Party for National Unity and Development	1,950	0.09	0	New
Union for Democracy and the Republic	1,602	0.07	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	55,019	–	–	–
Total	2,342,469	100	113	+30
Registered voters/turnout	5,278,598	44.38	–	–
Source: Election Passport

Aftermath

Following the election, MNSD-Nassara resumed its previous ruling coalition with junior partner Democratic and Social Convention, whose 22 seats give a 69-seat majority in the National Assembly.^[2]

References

1. "Présidentielle au Niger: un quatrième parti, le RDP, soutient la candidature de Mamadou Tandja au second tour", Xinhua, November 23, 2004 (French).
2. 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) (French).