Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism-Tarayya Parti Nigérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme-Tarayya | |
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Leader | Mohamed Bazoum |
President | Foumakoye Gado |
Secretary-General | Hassoumi Massaoudou |
Spokesperson | Iro Sani |
Founded | December 23, 1990 |
Headquarters | 613 Avenue de l’OUA, BP 10894, Niamey |
Youth wing | OJT (Organisation des Jeunes Tarayya) |
Ideology | Democratic socialism Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left[1] |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International (since 1996) |
Colors | Pink |
National Assembly | 79 / 171 |
Website | |
pnds-tarayya | |
The Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (
"Tarayya" means "gathering" in the Hausa language.[3]
History
Third Republic
Established on December 23, 1990,
In a decree issued on 21 September 1994, Ousmane strengthened his powers at the expense of those of the Prime Minister, and Issoufou resigned on 28 September. The PNDS was unwilling to put forward another candidate to take Issoufou's place and withdrew from the AFC, thereby depriving the AFC of its parliamentary majority. The PNDS then formed an alliance with the opposition MNSD despite its history of hostility toward that party; Adji Kirgam and Mazou Ibrahim, two PNDS leaders who opposed this alliance, were expelled from the party.[6]
The loss of the AFC's majority led to an
Military rule and Fourth Republic
In the July 1996 presidential elections, won by Mainassara in the first round, the PNDS candidate Issoufou officially finished in fourth place with 7.60% of the vote.[5] Along with other opposition parties, grouped together as the Front for the Restoration and Defense of Democracy, the PNDS boycotted the November 1996 parliamentary elections.[7]
Fifth Republic
Following another coup in April 1999, Issoufou finished second in the first round of the presidential contest in the general elections held later in the year, receiving 22.79% of the vote. In the second round he received 40.11% of the vote and was defeated by Mamadou Tandja. In the parliamentary elections, the PNDS won 16 of the 83 seats in the National Assembly,[5][8] becoming the largest opposition party.
In the 2004 general elections, Issoufou was the party's presidential candidate again. He finished second in the first round of voting with 24.6% of the vote and was defeated again by Tandja in the second round. In the parliamentary elections, the PNDS received 13.4% of the vote and won 17 of the 113 seats; eight additional seats were won by alliances of the PNDS with the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally, the Nigerien Self-Management Party, the Union of Independent Nigeriens and the Union for Democracy and the Republic.[5]
Sixth Republic
The party boycotted the
Seventh Republic
The party did contest the 2011 general elections, with Issoufou elected president in the second round, defeating Seyni Oumarou of the MNSD, whilst it emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 34 of the 113 seats. Issoufou was re-elected in the 2016 general elections amidst a second-round boycott by his opponent Hama Amadou. The PNDS retained its status as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 75 seats in an expanded 171-seat body.
2023 coup
During the
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Round | Second Round | |||||
1993
|
Mahamadou Issoufou | 205,707 | 15.92% | – | – | Lost |
1996
|
183,826 | 7.60% | - | - | Lost | |
1999
|
435,041 | 22.79% | 710,923 | 40.11% | Lost | |
2004
|
599,792 | 24.60% | 794,357 | 34.47% | Lost | |
2011
|
1,192,945 | 36.16% | 1,797,382 | 58.04% | Elected | |
2016
|
2,252,016 | 48.43% | 4,105,499 | 92.49% | Elected | |
2020–21 | Mohamed Bazoum | 1,879,629 | 39.30% | 2,490,049 | 55.67% | Elected |
National Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993
|
Mahamadou Issoufou | 183,150 | 14.62% |
13 / 83
|
13 | 4th |
1995
|
203,629 | 14.08% |
12 / 83
|
1 | 3rd | |
1996
|
Boycotted | 0 / 83
|
12 | |||
1999
|
378,634 | 21.47% |
16 / 83
|
16 | 3rd | |
2004
|
314,810 | 13.76% |
17 / 83
|
1 | 3rd | |
2009
|
Boycotted | 0 / 83
|
17 | |||
2011
|
1,066,011 | 33.00% |
34 / 113
|
34 | 1st | |
2016
|
1,701,372 | 35.73% |
75 / 171
|
41 | 1st | |
2020 | Mohamed Bazoum | 1,745,266 | 37.04% | 79 / 166
|
4 | 1st |
References
- ^ "NIGER : élections parlementaires en Assemblée nationale, 1999". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021..
- ^ List of Socialist International parties.
- ^ PNDS, Par (22 November 2019). "Notre histoire : Parti Nigérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme – PNDS". PNDS TARAYYA (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "Discours du Camarade Issoufou Mahamadou a l'occasion du meeting célébrant le 15ème anniversaire" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, PNDS website, January 8, 2006 (in French).
- ^ a b c d e Elections in Niger, African Elections Database.
- ^ a b c d "The rise to power of an opposition party: the MNSD in Niger Republic", Unisa Press, Politeia, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1996.
- ^ "Élections législatives sans l'opposition þet sans commentaire" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express (in French).
- (in French).
- ^ Elections in Niger African Elections Database
- ^ Balima, Boureima; Aksar, Moussa (27 July 2023). "Niger coup supporters set fire to ruling party HQ, police fire teargas". Reuters. Retrieved 27 July 2023.