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This article lists political parties in Niger. Niger has a multi-party system, with two to three strong political parties and smaller parties electorally successful to take seats in the National Assembly. These smaller parties frequently enter into electoral coalitions with their more powerful opponents, forming blocs in both government and opposition.
Nigerien political parties are commonly known both by their acronyms and a nickname. The latter tradition began prior to independence with the Nigerien Democratic Union-Sawaba. Sawaba ("Freedom" in Hausa) became the most common name of the party. Today all large parties have an official "nickname", usually in Hausa, Djerma or other national languages, while the official party name is in French.[ citation needed ]
Niger banned all opposition parties from 1959 (prior to independence) to 1991. During the First Republic (1960-1974), the PPN-RDA was the sole party. From 1987-1991, MNSD-Nassara was the only legal party. Both parties survive in somewhat altered forms.[ citation needed ]
| Party | Abbr. | Est. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism Parti nigérien pour la démocratie et le socialisme | PNDS–Tarayya | 1990 | Mahamadou Issoufou | Centre-left | Social democracy Democratic socialism | 79 / 171 | |
| Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation Mouvement démocratique nigérien pour une fédération africaine | MODEN/FA–Lumana | 2009 | Hama Amadou | Centre-right | Islamic democracy Pan-Africanism | 19 / 171 | |
| Patriotic Movement for the Republic Mouvement patriotique pour la république | MPR–Jamuhria | 2015 | Albadé Abouba | Centre-right | 14 / 171 | ||
| National Movement for the Development of Society Mouvement national pour la société de développement | MNSD–Nassara | 1989 | Seyni Oumarou | Centre-right | Conservatism | 13 / 171 | |
| Democratic and Republican Renewal Renouveau démocratique et républicain | RDR–Tchandji | 2020 | Mahamane Ousmane | 7 / 171 | |||
| Congress for the Republic Congrès pour la République | CPR–Inganci | 2014 | Kassoum Moctar | 8 / 171 | |||
| Nigerien Patriotic Movement Mouvement patriotique nigérien | MPN–Kiishin Kassa | 2015 | Ibrahim Yacouba | 6 / 171 | |||
| Peace, Justice, Progress Paix justice progrès–Génération Doubara | PJP–Génération Doubara | 2020 | Salou Djibo | 2 / 171 | |||
| Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress Alliance nigérienne pour la démocratie et le progrès | ANDP–Zaman Lahiya | 1992 | Moussa Hassane Barazé | Progressivism | 3 / 171 | ||
| Rally for Democracy and Progress Rassemblement pour la démocratie et le progrès | RDP–Jama'a | 1997 | Hamid Algabid | Progressive conservatism | 2 / 171 | ||
| Rally for Peace and Progress Rassemblement pour la paix et le progrès | RPP–Farrilla | 2020 | Oumarou Malam Alma | 2 / 171 | |||
| Alliance for Democratic Renewal Alliance pour le renouveau démocratique | ARD–Adaltchi Mutuntchi | 2010 | Laouan Magagi | 2 / 171 | |||
| Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger Alliance des mouvements pour l’émergence du Niger | AMEN–AMIN | 2015 | Omar Hamidou Tchiana | 2 / 171 | |||
| Democratic Movement for the Emergence of Niger Mouvement démocratique pour l'émergence du Niger | MDEN–Falala | 2020 | Tidjani Abdoulkadri | 2 / 171 | |||
| Social Democratic Rally Rassemblement social-démocrate | RSD–Gaskiya | 2004 | Amadou Cheiffou | Centre-left | Social democracy | 1 / 171 | |
| Democratic Alternation for Equity in Niger Alternance démocratique pour l'équité au Niger | ADEN–Karkaraa | 2019 | Ousmane Amadou | 1 / 171 | |||
| Social Democratic Party Parti social-démocrate | PSD–Bassira | 2015 | Sanoussi Mareini | Centre-left | Social democracy | 1 / 171 | |
| Alliance for Democracy and the Republic Alliance pour la démocratie et la république | ADR–Mahita | 2020 | Ousmane Idi Ango | 1 / 171 | |||
| Nigerien Rally for Democracy and Peace Rassemblement nigérien pour la démocratie et la paix | RNDP–Aneima Banizoumbou | 2019 | Mounkaila Issa | 1 / 171 | |||
This is the history of Niger. See also the history of Africa and the history of West Africa.
Politics of Niger takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Niger is head of state and the Prime Minister of Niger head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly.
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The Union of Popular Forces for Democracy and Progress–Sawaba is a political party in Niger, founded as the Nigerien Democratic Union in 1954. The original party, founded by Nigerien Progressive Party (PPN) co-leader Djibo Bakary when he was expelled from the PPN. In the mid-1950s it created a broad coalition led by urban leftists but forged of conservative rural notables, especially from Hausa areas, which dominated the nascent Nigerien independence movement. In this period it was renamed Mouvement Socialiste Africain–Sawaba, and then simply Sawaba. In pushing for complete independence from France in a 1958 referendum, the party fractured. At independence in 1960 it found itself in opposition and outlawed by Niger's first president, Hamani Diori. From exile, the party attempted an abortive guerrilla campaign in the mid-1960s, and then largely disappeared. Its leadership returned to Niger following the 1974 military coup, but soon found themselves arrested, in exile, or marginalised. Following the return of democracy in 1991, the now elderly Bakary re-founded the party as UDFP–Sawaba. In the 1993 elections it took only a small numbers of votes. Within the year the party had split, with a new faction (UDFR–Sawaba) joining the government coalition. Despite Bakary's death in 1998 and their continued electoral underachievement, both parties holding the Sawaba name continue.
The Malian Party of Labour is a Marxist-Leninist party in Mali and a member of the coalition supporting the Alliance for Democracy in Mali of president Amadou Toumani Touré. Founded in 1965, it was prominent in the student resistance to the 1968-1991 military regime of General Moussa Traoré. It continues as an extra-parliamentary Hoxhaist-Communist faction within the Social-Democratic ADEMA-PASJ coalition, supporters of the Alliance for Democracy and Progress.
The Alliance of the Forces of Change was one of the two large political coalitions which contested for power in Niger from 1991 to 1996.
Abdoulaye Hamani Diori was a Nigerien political leader and businessman. The son of Niger's first President, he waged a political and abortive military struggle against the Military regime that overthrew his father. With the return of democracy to Niger, Abdoulaye became head of his father's political party, and maintained a small but influential place in the political life of Niger until his death in 2011. Abdoulaye was married with four children. A Muslim, he earned the honorific 'Hadji' after making the pilgrimage to Mecca. He died 25 April 2011 at National Hospital in Niamey, aged 65, following an illness.
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Jeannette Schmidt Degener was a Nigerien businesswoman, feminist and politician. A member of the women's rights organization Union des Femmes du Niger, she became active in politics in the 1960s. From 1996 to 1999, she was the only woman to serve as a member of the National Assembly and was elected as the fourth vice president of its Bureau. She was successful in campaigning for the legal age for marriage for girls to be raised from 12 to 16.
