1993 Nigerien presidential election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Niger.svg/50px-Flag_of_Niger.svg.png)
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← 1989 | 27 February 1993 (first round) 27 March 1993 (second round) | 1996 → |
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| | | Nominee | Mahamane Ousmane | Mamadou Tandja | | Party | CDS-Rahama | MNSD | Popular vote | 763,476 | 639,418 | Percentage | 54.42% | 45.58% | |
President before election Ali Saibou MNSD | Elected President Mahamane Ousmane CDS-Rahama | |
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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]
Results
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round |
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Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| Mamadou Tandja | National Movement for the Society of Development | 443,223 | 34.28 | 639,418 | 45.58 |
| Mahamane Ousmane | Democratic and Social Convention | 343,261 | 26.55 | 763,476 | 54.42 |
| Mahamadou Issoufou | Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism | 205,707 | 15.91 | |
| Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye | Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress | 196,949 | 15.23 | |
| Illa Kané | Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots | 32,951 | 2.55 | |
| Oumarou Garba Issoufou | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally | 25,769 | 1.99 | |
| Omar Katzelma Taya | Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger | 23,565 | 1.82 | |
| Djibo Bakary | Sawaba | 21,662 | 1.68 | |
Total | 1,293,087 | 100.00 | 1,402,894 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 1,293,087 | 97.31 | 1,402,894 | 97.87 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 35,695 | 2.69 | 30,499 | 2.13 |
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Total votes | 1,328,782 | 100.00 | 1,433,393 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 4,082,076 | 32.55 | 4,069,333 | 35.22 |
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Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ Elections in Djibouti African Elections database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p690 ISBN 0-19-829645-2