Niger

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ID20053846
AuthorsMatthias Basedau (0000-0002-0409-2665, corresponding author)
Year1999
Pages677-696
Publication date1999-07-22
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueElections in Africa (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/0198296452.003.0038
OpenAlexW4244635322
ISBN9780198296454
LanguageEN
References cited8

This chapter on elections and electoral systems in Niger follows the same format as all the other country chapters in the book. The first section is introductory and contains a historical overview, discussion of the evolution of electoral provisions, an account of the current electoral provisions, and a comment on the electoral statistics. The second section consists of ten tables. These are: 2.1 Dates of National Elections, Referendums, and Coups d’Etat; 2.2 Electoral Body 1965–1996 (data on population size, registered voters, and votes cast); 2.3 Abbreviations (abbreviations and full names of political parties and alliances used in tables 2.6, 2.7, and 2.9); 2.4 Electoral Participation of Parties and Alliances 1958–1996 (participation of political parties and alliances in chronological order and including the years and number of contested elections); 2.5 Referendums 1987–1996 (details of registered voters and votes cast); 2.6 Elections for Constitutional Assembly (none held); 2.7 Parliamentary Elections 1965–1996 (details of registered voters and votes cast nationally and regionally); 2.8 Composition of Parliament 1958–1996; 2.9 Presidential Elections 1965–1996 (details of registered voters and votes cast nationally and regionally); and 2.10 List of Power Holders 1960–1998

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