Democratic and Social Convention
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The Democratic and Social Convention - Rahama is a political party
in Niger
. It was founded in January 1991. In the 1993 presidential election
, the party's leader, Mahamane Ousmane
, was elected president. He served until being ousted in a coup in January 1996.
(MNSD), forming part of the parliamentary majority and participating in the government. Ousmane is the President of the National Assembly
. In the presidential election of 16 November 2004, Ousmane was the CDS candidate for the fourth time, winning third place and 17.4% of the vote. In the parliamentary election
held on 4 December 2004, the party won 17.4 % of the popular vote and 22 out of 113 seats. Following the election, MNSD-Nassara] resumed its previous ruling coalition with junior partner CDS-Rahama whose 22 seats give the President and Prime Minister 69 seat majority in the National Assembly.
Former President of Niger and current leader of CDS-Rahama, Mahamane Ousmane
, was elected by the National Assembly the President of the National Assembly on 29 December 1999, a post to which he was re-elected in 2004.
The CDS held its sixth congress on September 1, 2007.
On 25 June 2009, after President of Niger Mamadou Tandja dismissed the National Assembly over his plans to hold a constitutional referendum, the CDS announced its final break with the MNSD government. The party withdrew from the government coalition and pulled its eight members from the Nigerien Council of Ministers. In a statement, the CDS demanded the President definitively submit to the Court's decision. The party also announced the creation of its own opposition coalition, the Mouvement pour le défense de le démocratie (MDD) along with around five smaller parties such as the UDR and the PDP. This group appears in direct competition with the larger opposition front, the Front de défense de la démocratie (FDD), which is led by the PNDS and staged the two recent anti-referendum marches in Niamey.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
. It was founded in January 1991. In the 1993 presidential election
Nigerien presidential election, 1993
Presidential elections were held in Niger on 28 February 1993, with a second round on 28 March after no candidate passed the 50% barrier in the first round. They followed the constitutional changes approved in a referendum the previous year, which re-introduced multi-party democracy, and were the...
, the party's leader, Mahamane Ousmane
Mahamane Ousmane
Mahamane Ousmane is a Nigerien politician. He was the first democratically elected and fourth President of Niger, serving from 16 April 1993 until his ouster in a military coup d'état on 27 January 1996. He has continued to run for President in each election since his ouster, and he was President...
, was elected president. He served until being ousted in a coup in January 1996.
Fifth Republic
Since 1999, the CDS has been in an alliance with the National Movement for the Development of SocietyNational Movement for the Development of Society
The National Movement for the Society of Development - MNSD / MNSD-Nassara is a political party in Niger. Founded under the military government of the 1974-1990 period, it was the ruling party of Niger from 1989 to 1993 and again from 1999 until a coup on February 18, 2010, by a military junta...
(MNSD), forming part of the parliamentary majority and participating in the government. Ousmane is the President of the National Assembly
National Assembly of Niger
The unicameral National Assembly of Niger is the country's sole legislative body. The National Assembly may propose laws and is required to approve all legislation.-History:...
. In the presidential election of 16 November 2004, Ousmane was the CDS candidate for the fourth time, winning third place and 17.4% of the vote. In the parliamentary election
Nigerien parliamentary election, 2004
A parliamentary election was held in Niger on 4 December 2004 alongside a simultaneous presidential election. 105 members were elected in 8 multi-member constituencies using the party-list proportional representation system...
held on 4 December 2004, the party won 17.4 % of the popular vote and 22 out of 113 seats. Following the election, MNSD-Nassara] resumed its previous ruling coalition with junior partner CDS-Rahama whose 22 seats give the President and Prime Minister 69 seat majority in the National Assembly.
Former President of Niger and current leader of CDS-Rahama, Mahamane Ousmane
Mahamane Ousmane
Mahamane Ousmane is a Nigerien politician. He was the first democratically elected and fourth President of Niger, serving from 16 April 1993 until his ouster in a military coup d'état on 27 January 1996. He has continued to run for President in each election since his ouster, and he was President...
, was elected by the National Assembly the President of the National Assembly on 29 December 1999, a post to which he was re-elected in 2004.
The CDS held its sixth congress on September 1, 2007.
On 25 June 2009, after President of Niger Mamadou Tandja dismissed the National Assembly over his plans to hold a constitutional referendum, the CDS announced its final break with the MNSD government. The party withdrew from the government coalition and pulled its eight members from the Nigerien Council of Ministers. In a statement, the CDS demanded the President definitively submit to the Court's decision. The party also announced the creation of its own opposition coalition, the Mouvement pour le défense de le démocratie (MDD) along with around five smaller parties such as the UDR and the PDP. This group appears in direct competition with the larger opposition front, the Front de défense de la démocratie (FDD), which is led by the PNDS and staged the two recent anti-referendum marches in Niamey.