Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger

Politics of Niger
Constitution Human rights Slavery
Government President Mohamed Bazoum Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou Cabinet Ministers
National Assembly President: Ousseini Tinni
Judiciary
Administrative divisions Regions Departments Communes
Elections Recent elections General: 2016 2020–21 Political parties Politicians
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration Minister: Hassoumi Massaoudou Diplomatic missions of / in Niger Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Other countries
v t

The Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger (French: Parti pour le socialisme et la démocratie au Niger, PSDN-Alheri) is a political party in Niger.

History[]

The PSDN was established on 18 May 1992. In the 1993 general elections the party received 1.5% of the vote, winning one seat in the National Assembly. It nominated Omar Katzelma Taya as its candidate for the subsequent presidential elections; he finished seventh in a field of eight candidates with 1.8% of the vote.

The early parliamentary elections in 1995 saw the party win two seats with a similar vote share. However, it boycotted the 1996 elections,^[1] which followed a coup earlier in the year.

The PSDN did not nominate a presidential candidate for the 1999 elections, and received only 0.2% of the vote in the parliamentary elections, failing to win a seat. However, after increasing its vote share to 1.3% in the 2004 general elections, it regained parliamentary representation, winning a single seat. Despite further increasing its vote share to 2.3% in the 2009 parliamentary elections, the party lost its seat. The 2011 elections saw its vote share collapse to 0.2%, as it remained seatless.

In the 2016 general elections it formed a joint list with the Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal to run for the National Assembly, with the alliance winning six seats.

References[]