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40: 1457: 437:. In the Third Republic a coalition of the CDS and PNDS was formed with many small parties, in part to keep the former military party of the MNSD out of power. This coalition collapsed in recriminations in 1995, leading to a PNDS and MNSD government facing a CDS President. The bad blood and gridlock resulting was one reasons for General MaĂŻnassara's 1133: 686:
On February 19 a group calling itself the Supreme Council for Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) stormed the presidential palace during a meeting and took the president Mamadou Tandja hostage. Colonel Goukoye Abdul Karimou, spokesman for CSRD announced on state television that the country's constitution
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Then, in early May 2009, when questioned by the press on his visit to Agadez to begin peace talks with Tuareg rebels, Tandja announced that "the people have demanded I remain." His spokesman then outlined a plan in which a referendum could be held in mid-2009, not to amend the 1999 constitution, but
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In December 2004 Hama Amadou was again chosen as Prime Minister. Mahamane Ousmane, the head of the CDS, was re-elected President of the National Assembly. The new second term government of the Fifth Republic took office on 30 December 2004. In June 2007, a no confidence vote against the government
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On 26 March, within hours of the Constitutional courts statement, official media read out a statement that President Tandja had dissolved the National Assembly. Under the 1999 Constitution he is allowed to do once every two years, but he must call parliamentary elections with three months. This
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Since the creation of the Fifth Republic in 1999, the political rivalries and parties of the Third Republic have maintained their central role in national politics. There continue to be three large parties, and several smaller ones, with no single party gaining a majority in the
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In the run up to the 2009 elections (Presidential, Assembly, and Municipal), a movement to draft President Tandja for a third term appeared. Led by public figures of the MNSD outside government, the group took the name of Tandja's 2004 re-election slogan,
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on 12 May 1996 and, again, by referendum, revised to the current version on 18 July 1999. It restored the semi-presidential system of government of the December 1992 constitution (Third Republic) in which the president of the republic, elected by
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must advise the president, but there is no provision that the president must heed their advice. On 25 May 2009, the Constitutional Court, made up of appointed judges, released a ruling that any referendum to create a new constitution would be
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In practice, politics in Niger is unstable. During its independent history, Niger has a long history of dictatorships, coups, and rebellions. The first transfer of power between democratically chosen presidents took place in the
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reiterated on 22 January that all scheduled elections would go ahead before the end of 2009. In March, during his meetings with French President Sarkozy, Tandja explicitly stated that he would not seek a third term.
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was expanded in 2004 to 113 deputies elected for a 5-year term under a majority system of representation. Political parties must attain at least 5% of the vote in order to gain a seat in the legislature.
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in September, two months early, and a referendum on a new constitution before Presidential elections which can take place no later than December, assuming the 1999 constitution is in effect.
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were replaced with ministers drawn from the MNSD-Nassara. With the continued support of the CDS, the MNSD maintained a working majority of 67 seats in the 113 seat National Assembly.
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had been suspended and all state institutions dissolved. It is believed that the president is being held in a garrison in the capital city with his resignation being sought.
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and 8 members elected in single-seat national minority constituencies. Political parties must attain at least 5% of the vote in order to gain a seat in the legislature.
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Chronogramme Tazartché: Bonus de 3 ans pour Tandja, Elections locales et législatives en 2009, Elections présidentielles (auxquelles Tandja pouvait participer) en 2012
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to scrap it and begin work on a constitution of the Sixth Republic of Niger, which would contain no term limits for the President, and create a fully
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On 15 May 2009, in response to their parties opposition to a proposed referendum to allow the President to seek a third term, the three members of
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on any matter (except for a revision of those elements of the Constitution outlined in Article 136—including the presidential term limits). The
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for a five-year term, and a prime minister named by the president share executive power. As a reflection of Niger's increasing population, the
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Gen. Salifou Modi, Bazoum's former army chief of staff and the ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, is now vice president of the junta.
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were closer. The PNDS formed a coalition to contest the expanded 113 seats of the National Assembly, which also included the
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Le président de la République Mamadou Tandja: «Le peuple demande que je reste, je ne peux pas rester insensible à son appel.»
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Declaration du Bureau Politique CDS Rahama sur le schĂ©ma « TazartchĂ© Â» proposĂ© au prĂ©sident de la rĂ©publique
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party, leading to infighting within a portion of the party still loyal to Amadou. Broad changes were made to the
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Following another coup in April 1999, in which MaĂŻnassara was killed, the MNSD-Nassara's Tandja won the
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Niger : « Je suis prĂȘt Ă  partir Ă  la fin de mon mandat Â», affirme le PrĂ©sident nigĂ©rien
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Myriam Gervais, "Niger: Regime Change, Economic Crisis, and Perpetuation of Privilege", in
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Le PrĂ©sident Tandja reste muet sur les appels en faveur d’une prolongation de son mandat
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saying he was the 'president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland'
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The same three men who dominated the parties in the Third Republic returned in 1999:
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La Cour constitutionnelle du Niger s’oppose au projet de changement de constitution
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Ousmane et Djermokoye espĂšrent toujours l’ouverture des nĂ©gociations avec Tandja
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While Tandja easily retained the presidency against a second round challenge by
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led the opposition with 16 seats, but the continued antagonism between
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Semi-Presidential Systems: Dual Executive and Mixed Authority Patterns
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Remaniement gouvernemental au Niger, nouveau ministre de la Justice
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Le principal parti allié de Tandja contre son projet de référendum
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RÉFÉRENDUM CONSTITUTIONNEL Une prĂ©sidence Ă  vie s'annonce !
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration
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ALa Cedeao contre la réforme constitutionnelle prévue au Niger
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is elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term, and a
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of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
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The constitution of December 1992 was revised by national
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Niger Plans Election by December, Prime Minister Says
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Index

Government of Niger
Politics of Niger

Constitution
Human rights
Slavery
National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
President
Abdourahamane Tchiani
Vice President
Salifou Modi
Prime Minister
Ali Lamine Zeine
Cabinet
Ministers
National Assembly
President
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Regions
Departments
Communes
Elections
2016
2020–21
Political parties
Politicians
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration
Bakary Yaou Sangaré

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