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.
General Ibrahim BaréMaïnassara was a military officer and diplomat who ruled Niger from 1996 until his assassination. He seized and lost power in military coups.
Hama Amadou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2007. He was also Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD-Nassara) from 1991 to 2001 and President of the MNSD-Nassara from 2001 to 2009. Amadou is from the Kurtey,a Fula sub-group,and was raised in the Tillaberi Region,in the Niger River valley,north of Niamey.
Mahamane Ousmane is a Nigerien politician. He was the first democratically elected and fourth President of Niger,serving from 16 April 1993 until he was deposed in a military coup d'état on 27 January 1996. He has continued to run for president in each election since his ousting,and he was president of the National Assembly from December 1999 to May 2009. Since April 2020,he is the president of the Democratic and Republican Renewal,a major political party that is currently in opposition. RDR Tchanji formed an alliance with Ousmane's other political vehicle,MNRD Hankuri,on 16 December 2018.
The National Movement for the Development of Society 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 2010,when a coup on 18 February 2010,by a military junta called the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) ousted the president,Mamadou Tandja.
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. He has led a political party,the Union for Democracy and the Republic (UDR-Tabbat),since 1999,and he was appointed as Minister of State for Planning in 2011.
Amadou Cheiffou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from 26 October 1991 to 17 April 1993,heading a transitional government. He has led the Social Democratic Rally (RSD-Gaskiya),a political party,since founding it in January 2004. Cheiffou was President of the Economic,Social and Cultural Council of Niger (CESOC) from January 2006 to February 2010,and he held the official post of Ombudsman from August 2011 to December 2015.
Mohamed Bazoum is a Nigerien politician who served as the 10th president of Niger from 2021 to 2023. He assumed office in April 2021 after winning the 2020–21 presidential election and a failed coup d'état attempt. He was ousted in the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état by members of the presidential guard and the armed forces led by Abdourahamane Tchiani.
Seyni Oumarou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from June 2007 to September 2009 and President of the National Assembly of Niger from November 2009 to February 2010. He is from the west of the country and is a member of the Djerma ethnic group. Since November 2008,he has been the President of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD). He unsuccessfully stood as a presidential candidate in 2011,2016 and 2021. After years as an opposition leader under President Mahamadou Issoufou,he was appointed to the post of High Representative of the President in October 2016.
The Cabinet of Niger is made up of the appointed heads of Niger's government Ministries. Ministers are chosen from the elected members of the National Assembly of Niger. According to the Constitution of 18 July 1999 the Prime Minister of Niger proposes the membership of the Council of Ministers,and the President of Niger appoints the Ministers,which is then authorized by the National Assembly. The Council of ministers meets at the discretion of the President,advises him on policy,and carries out the policies he orders. The Council of Ministers is headed by the Prime Minister of Niger,who is put forward by the National Assembly,and accepted by the President. The Assembly may remove the Prime minister by a vote of no confidence.
Garba Lompo is a Nigerien politician who was Minister of Justice in the government of Niger from May 2009 to February 2010. He was previously the President of the National Commission on Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties.
A constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 4 August 2009. The referendum proposed the dissolution of the Fifth Republic and the creation of the Sixth Republic under a fully presidential system of government,offering a yes or no vote on the suspension of the constitution and granting President Mamadou Tandja a three-year interim government,during which the constitution of the Sixth Republic would be formulated. On 20 June,the Constitutional Court declared the plan illegal,but Tandja subsequently assumed emergency powers and dissolved the Court. The events surrounding this election led to a constitutional crisis.
Ali Badjo Gamatié is a Nigerien politician and civil servant who served as Prime Minister of Niger from October 2009 to February 2010. He was Minister of Finance from 2000 to 2002 and then served as Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) before being appointed as Prime Minister by President Mamadou Tandja. Gamatiéwas Prime Minister for only a few months,however,as Tandja was overthrown in a February 2010 military coup.
CisséMariam Kaïdama Sidibé was a Malian politician and the Prime Minister of Mali at the time of the 2012 Malian coup d'état. She was the first female prime minister in the country's history. She was announced to the position by decree on 3 April 2011,replacing Modibo Sidibé. She held the position for slightly less than a year under the presidency of Amadou Toumani Tourébefore she was removed from office in the 22 March 2012 coup.
General Ali Sharif al-Rifi was the commander of the Libyan Air Force until 2011 when his air force was destroyed by the NATO attacks during the Libyan Civil War. Subsequently,he was reported to be living in Niger before returning to Libya.
General elections were held in Niger on 31 January 2011 to elect the President and National Assembly,with a second round of the presidential elections on 12 March. The first round of the presidential elections was originally scheduled to be held on 3 January and the second round on 31 January,but was later postponed. The elections followed a military coup in February 2010 that ousted President Mamadou Tandja.
General elections were held in Niger on 21 February 2016,with a presidential run-off held on 20 March. A total of 15 candidates ran for the presidency,with incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou running for re-election for a second term. There were two main opposition candidates also vying for the top post,Seyni Oumarou of the MNSD,who lost to Issoufou in 2011,and Hama Amadou of MODEN/FA,who has been campaigning from prison since November 2015. Most of the opposition agreed to align for the second round to back the second-placed candidate against Issoufou.
