A presidential election was held 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...

 in late 1999, with the first round on October 17 and a second round, coinciding with a parliamentary election

Nigerien parliamentary election, 1999

Parliamentary elections were held in Niger on 24 November 1999, co-inciding with the second round of the presidential elections. The vote for the first parliament of the Fifth Republic, which had originally been scheduled for October, but delayed in August, saw a victory for the National Movement...

, on November 24. The election followed a coup d'état

1999 Nigerien coup d'état

The 1999 Nigerien coup d'état occurred on 9 April 1999 and resulted in the death of President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara and the installation of Daouda Malam Wanké as President on 11 April. Maïnassara was killed at a military base, possibly by members of the Presidential Guard.-Background:Maïnassara,...

on April 9, 1999, in which Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara

Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara was a military officer in the West African country of Niger who seized power in a January 1996 coup d'état and ruled the country until his assassination during the military coup of April 1999....

, who had led an earlier coup in January 1996 and won a disputed presidential election in July 1996, was assassinated. Coup leader Daouda Mallam Wanké initiated a transitional period that concluded with the victory of Tandja Mamadou

Tandja Mamadou

Lieutenant Colonel Mamadou Tandja is a Nigerien politician who was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement of the Development Society from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNSD's presidential candidate in 1993 and 1996 before being elected to his...

, the candidate of the National Movement for the Development of Society

National 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), over Mahamadou Issoufou

Mahamadou Issoufou

Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who has been President of Niger since 7 April 2011. Previously he was Prime Minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994 and President of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and he has stood as a candidate in each presidential election since 1993.Issoufou...

, the candidate of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism

Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism

The Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism is a political party in Niger. It is a broadly left-wing party, part of the Socialist International; since 2011 it has been in power following the election of its long-time leader, Mahamadou Issoufou, as President of Niger. Mohamed Bazoum is Acting...

 (PNDS), in the November run-off.

Organisation

Following the April 1999 coup, Wanké called for new presidential and parliamentary elections late in the year and barred the participation of candidates from the military.

The elections were overseen and organised by a sixty-member independent National Election Commission, appointed by the military government with representatives from political parties and civil society groups on 27 May 1999.

A new constitution

Constitution of Niger

The Republic of Niger has had seven constitutions, two substantial constitutional revisions, and two periods of rule by decree since its independence from French colonial rule in 1960...

 was approved by a referendum

Nigerien constitutional referendum, 1999

A constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 18 July 1999. The new constitution would restore multi-party democracy after the military coup earlier in the year had ousted elected President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara....

 held on 18 July 1999; it was promulgated 8 August. The election was originally scheduled for 7 October 1999, but it was delayed in August 1999.

Field

Eight candidates sought to run in the presidential election, including two rival candidates from the Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a

Rally for Democracy and Progress (Niger)

The Rally for Democracy and Progress is a political party in Niger. It was established as the ruling party during the presidency of Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara.-Under second military regime and Fourth Republic:...

 (RDP), which had been the ruling party under Maïnassara: Hamid Algabid

Hamid Algabid

Hamid Algabid is a Nigerien politician and the President of the Rally for Democracy and Progress party. A lawyer, banker, and technocrat, Algabid was an important figure in the regime of Seyni Kountché, serving as Prime Minister of Niger from 1983 to 1988...

 and Amadou Cissé

Amadou Cissé

Amadou Boubacar Cissé is a Nigerien politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Niger on two occasions, from 8 to 21 February 1995 and again from 21 December 1996 to 27 November 1997...

. It was left to the Court of State to decide whether of these two candidates could run. On September 3, the Court released its list of approved candidates; seven were approved, including Algabid, while Cissé's candidacy was rejected.

Candidates eliminated in the first round sought to influence the outcome of the second round by endorsing one of the two remaining candidates; Djermakoye announced his support for Issoufou on 4 November, Ousmane announced his support for Tandja on 5 November, and Algabid and Djibo announced their support for Issoufou on 6 November (although some members of the RDP objected to Algabid's support for Issoufou and backed Tandja instead on 7 November).

Results

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Mamadou Tandja	National Movement for the Development of Society National 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...	617,320	32.33	1,061,731	59.89
Mahamadou Issoufou Mahamadou Issoufou Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who has been President of Niger since 7 April 2011. Previously he was Prime Minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994 and President of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and he has stood as a candidate in each presidential election since 1993.Issoufou...	Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism The Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism is a political party in Niger. It is a broadly left-wing party, part of the Socialist International; since 2011 it has been in power following the election of its long-time leader, Mahamadou Issoufou, as President of Niger. Mohamed Bazoum is Acting...	435,041	22.79	710,923	40.11
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...	Democratic and Social Convention Democratic and Social Convention 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...	429,827	22.51
Hamid Algabid Hamid Algabid Hamid Algabid is a Nigerien politician and the President of the Rally for Democracy and Progress party. A lawyer, banker, and technocrat, Algabid was an important figure in the regime of Seyni Kountché, serving as Prime Minister of Niger from 1983 to 1988...	Rally for Democracy and Progress Rally for Democracy and Progress Rally for Democracy and Progress can refer to:* Rally for Democracy and Progress * Rally for Democracy and Progress * Rally for Democracy and Progress * Rally for Democracy and Progress * Rally for Democracy and Progress...	206,763	10.83
Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye was a Nigerien politician and the President of the Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress...	Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress The Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress is a political party in Niger. Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye led the party from its foundation in the early 1990s until his death in 2009.- Second Republic :...	147,672	7.73
André Salifou André Salifou André Salifou is a Nigerien politician, diplomat, and professor. He was President of the High Council of the Republic during the 1991–93 transitional period, Foreign Minister in 1996, and an unsuccessful presidential candidate in 1999....	Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots The Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots is a centrist Nigerien political party, founded and led by André Salifou. The UPDP has only three times won a handful in the National Assembly of Niger since it formed prior to the 1993 elections. One three occasions these seats were held Professor...	39,641	2.08
Amadou Ali Djibo Amadou Ali Djibo Amadou Ali Djibo dit Max is a Nigerien politician. He leads the Union of Independent Nigeriens and was a minor candidate in the 1999 presidential election...	Union of Independent Nigeriens Union of Independent Nigeriens The Union of Independent Nigeriens is a political party in Niger. It contested the legislative elections of 4 December 2004 in an alliance with the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism....	32,977	1.73
Invalid/blank votes		81,129
42,757
Total		1,990,370	100	1,815,411	100