Nine of ten candidates in the presidential election scheduled on January 31 in Niger have requested a postponement of the vote, rejected a request by the head of the junta, Djibo said the presidency Wednesday, January 19. In a letter to Mr. Djibo "Tuesday night", these candidates offer "on 20 February for the first round coupled with legislative," said a source at the press office of the presidency.
The junta leader has their "responded the same day" and said "that as a guarantor of the Constitution, he can not accede to this request," added the source. One candidate, Seini Oumarou, said Wednesday on CBC radio that the private Dounia "ten" candidate for president had addressed "Tuesday" a letter to Mr.
Djibo "to give a broad explanation of the many grievances against the INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission). " Of those complaints, Mr. Oumarou, candidate of the National Movement for a Developing Society (MNSD) party of former President Mamadou Tandja, has cited "poor organization of elections" in the INEC.
The campaign opened on Sunday for the election of 31 January, to restore civilian rule after the coup of February 2010 against Tandja. The European Union on Wednesday announced the deployment of 38 observers to monitor the conduct of the presidential election.
Nine of ten candidates in the presidential election scheduled on January 31 in Niger have requested a postponement of the vote, rejected a request by the head of the junta, Djibo said the presidency Wednesday, January 19. In a letter to Mr. Djibo "Tuesday night", these candidates offer "on 20 February for the first round coupled with legislative," said a source at the press office of the presidency.The junta leader has their "responded the same day" and said "that as a guarantor of the Constitution, he can not accede to this request," added the source. One candidate, Seini Oumarou, said Wednesday on CBC radio that the private Dounia "ten" candidate for president had addressed "Tuesday" a letter to Mr.
Djibo "to give a broad explanation of the many grievances against the INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission). " Of those complaints, Mr. Oumarou, candidate of the National Movement for a Developing Society (MNSD) party of former President Mamadou Tandja, has cited "poor organization of elections" in the INEC.
The campaign opened on Sunday for the election of 31 January, to restore civilian rule after the coup of February 2010 against Tandja. The European Union on Wednesday announced the deployment of 38 observers to monitor the conduct of the presidential election.
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