The fifth attempt may be good for "Zaki", (lion, in Hausa). Mahamadou Issoufou (59), a candidate in every election since the introduction of pluralism in Niger in 1992, is in fact topped the first round of presidential elections on 31 January, according to results released Thursday night. His campaign slogan - "Hope has arrived in time" - in fact betrays the patience that this politician has demonstrated.
But beyond this personal journey, this election will end on March 12 above, at night the second round by the return to civilian rule in Niamey. As promised by General Djibo, head of the Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD), which overthrew the military junta in February 2010, President Mamadou Tandja to prevent confiscation of power.
Opponent for ten years Tandja, his autocratic and nepotistic, "Zaki" has been rubbed in the management of public affairs. Prime Minister from 1994 to 1995, the President of Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) was also briefly occupied the perch of the National Assembly until the takeover of Ibrahim Bare Mainassara in January 1996.
The 43% of votes it obtained in the first round of the election of Jan. 31 put him in a good position. But the game remains open. He will find his way on another former prime minister, Seini Oumarou (39% of votes). Aged 60, the head of the National Movement for Society Development (MNSD) hopes to attract voters of the candidate came third, Hama Amadou.
Pending the final battle, the score of MNSD already shows that the party of former President Mamadou Tandja has a strong national roots that could withstand the sidelining of its figurehead. The former head of state and several other leading figures of the party are accused of embezzlement and sleep in jail.
Proof of a democracy still hesitant, voters also seem to have forgotten that the MNSD had supported the initiatives of President Tandja when it suspended the democratic institutions to force his way into a new decade at the helm of the country. On the eve of the first round of presidential elections, the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) had welcomed the fact that "the military junta has managed to adopt a new constitution [25 November 2010] of new institutions and to hold general elections.
" But the FIDH, as in other organizations defending human rights, it is hoped, if they win the candidate of MNSD, it will not ring the return of old practices unconstitutional. The army, meanwhile, should withdraw from the government on a fairly positive. Niamey but no one takes any illusions: the military will continue to weigh on Nigerian politics, even from their barracks.
Christophe Châtelot 
But beyond this personal journey, this election will end on March 12 above, at night the second round by the return to civilian rule in Niamey. As promised by General Djibo, head of the Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD), which overthrew the military junta in February 2010, President Mamadou Tandja to prevent confiscation of power.
Opponent for ten years Tandja, his autocratic and nepotistic, "Zaki" has been rubbed in the management of public affairs. Prime Minister from 1994 to 1995, the President of Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) was also briefly occupied the perch of the National Assembly until the takeover of Ibrahim Bare Mainassara in January 1996.
The 43% of votes it obtained in the first round of the election of Jan. 31 put him in a good position. But the game remains open. He will find his way on another former prime minister, Seini Oumarou (39% of votes). Aged 60, the head of the National Movement for Society Development (MNSD) hopes to attract voters of the candidate came third, Hama Amadou.
Pending the final battle, the score of MNSD already shows that the party of former President Mamadou Tandja has a strong national roots that could withstand the sidelining of its figurehead. The former head of state and several other leading figures of the party are accused of embezzlement and sleep in jail.
Proof of a democracy still hesitant, voters also seem to have forgotten that the MNSD had supported the initiatives of President Tandja when it suspended the democratic institutions to force his way into a new decade at the helm of the country. On the eve of the first round of presidential elections, the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) had welcomed the fact that "the military junta has managed to adopt a new constitution [25 November 2010] of new institutions and to hold general elections.
" But the FIDH, as in other organizations defending human rights, it is hoped, if they win the candidate of MNSD, it will not ring the return of old practices unconstitutional. The army, meanwhile, should withdraw from the government on a fairly positive. Niamey but no one takes any illusions: the military will continue to weigh on Nigerian politics, even from their barracks.
Christophe Châtelot
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