1993 Nigerien presidential election

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 Development of Society (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]

1993 Nigerien presidential election
27 February 1993 (first round)
27 March 1993 (second round)
 
Nominee Mahamane Ousmane Mamadou Tandja
Party CDS-Rahama MNSD-Nassara
Popular vote 763,476 639,418
Percentage 54.42% 45.58%
President before election

Ali Saibou
MNSD-Nassara

 Elected President

Mahamane Ousmane
CDS-Rahama

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Results
Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Mamadou TandjaNational Movement for the Development of Society443,23334.22639,41845.58
Mahamane OusmaneDemocratic and Social Convention343,26126.59763,47654.42
Mahamadou IssoufouNigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism205,70715.92
Moumouni Adamou DjermakoyeNigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress196,94915.24
Illa KanéUnion of Democratic and Progressive Patriots32,9512.55
Oumarou Garba IssoufouNigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally25,7691.99
Omar Katzelma TayaParty for Socialism and Democracy in Niger23,5651.82
Djibo BakarySawaba21,6621.68
Invalid/blank votes35,659–30,499–
Total1,328,1521001,433,393100
Registered voters/turnout4,082,07632.54,069,33335.2
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Elections in Djibouti African Elections database
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p690 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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