Republic of Niger: President, 20 March 2016

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of the Republic of Niger

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (since 7 April 2011)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Brigi RAFINI (since 7 April 2011)
• Assembly: Niger has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 113 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. The President is limited to two 5-year terms.

Last Election:

• The first round of presidential elections were held on 21 February 2016. Incumbent ISSOUFOU Mahamadou took the most votes, but only won 48.44% and thus was unable to secure an absolute majority. This runoff election will be held between ISSOUFOU and runner-up Hama AMADOU. 

Main candidates in the election:

• ISSOUFOU Mahamadou
  • Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism / Parti Nigérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialism (PNDS)
• Hama AMADOU
  • Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation / Mouvement Démocratique Nigérien pour une Fédération Africain (MODEN/FA)

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 18,045,729 (July 2015 est.)
• Registered Voters: 6,740,493 (January 2011)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 8,990,623 (July 2015 est.)
• Is Niger a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Niger ratified CEDAW: No[1]
• Gender Quota: Yes[2]
• Female candidates in this election: No
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 15 (13.27%) of 113
• Human Development Index Position: 188 (2014)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very High (2014)

Disability Data:

• Is Niger a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has Niger ratified CRPD: Yes (24 June 2008)
• Population with a disability: 2,706,859 (July 2015 est.)