1996 Nigerien presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Niger on 7 and 8 July 1996. They followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in May after a military coup had removed the first democratically elected President Mahamane Ousmane from office in January. Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who had been installed as leader following the coup, won the elections in the first round, claiming 52.22% of the vote, with a 66.4% turnout.[1]

1996 Nigerien presidential election

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Nominee Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Mahamane Ousmane
Party Independent CDS-Rahama
Popular vote 1,262,308 477,431
Percentage 52.22% 19.75%

President before election

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Independent

Elected President

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Independent

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ibrahim Baré MaïnassaraIndependent1,262,30852.22
Mahamane OusmaneDemocratic and Social Convention477,43119.75
Mamadou TandjaNational Movement for the Society of Development378,32215.65
Mahamadou IssoufouNigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism183,8267.60
Moumouni Adamou DjermakoyeNigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress115,3024.77
Total2,417,189100.00
Valid votes2,417,18995.73
Invalid/blank votes107,8304.27
Total votes2,525,019100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,804,75066.36
Source: African Elections Database

References

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  1. ^ Elections in Niger African Elections database