1996 Nigerien presidential election

1996 Nigerien presidential election

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Nominee Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Mahamane Ousmane Party Independent CDS-Rahama Popular vote 1,262,308 477,431 Percentage 52.22% 19.75%

President before election Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Independent Elected President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Independent

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Presidential elections were held in Niger on 7 and 8 July 1996. They followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in May after a military coup had removed the first democratically elected President Mahamane Ousmane from office in January. Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who had been installed as leader following the coup, won the elections in the first round, claiming 52.22% of the vote, with a 66.4% turnout.^[1]