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Background
President Mamadou Tandja was ousted in a coup on 18 February 2010. The coup suspended the constitution, dissolved all state institutions and established the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) as the new ruling body.
A referendum was held on 31 October 2010 on a new constitution designed to return the country to democratic rule and reduce the power of the president. Elections were held under this constitution in early 2011.

Principal parties
National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD-Nassara);
Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ANDP-Zaman Lahiya);
Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation (Moden FA-Lumana);
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya);
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP-Jama’a).

Presidential:
31 January 2011 (first round). The second round is scheduled for 12 March.
Results
First round:
Mahamadou Issoufou (PNDS-Tarayya) 36.1%;
Seyni Oumarou (MNSD) 23.2%;
Hama Amadou (Moden FA-Lumana) 19.8%;
seven other candidates.
Opposition candidate Issoufou led the first round of the 2011 presidential election, and faces Oumarou, the candidate of the ousted ruling party in the second round. In the 2004 election Issoufou had lost to incumbent president Mamadou Tandja, who was ousted on 18 February 2010. Gen. Salou Djibo took over as head of state in his capacity as leader of the CSRD.

Legislative:
31 January 2011.
Results
PNDS-Tarayya 39 seats;
MNSD-Nassara 26 seats;
Moden FA-Lumana 24 seats;
ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 8 seats;
RDP-Jama’a 7 seats;
others 9 seats.
The PNDS-Tarayya, which had boycotted the 2009 election, emerged as the largest party in the 2011 elections, though well short of a majority. The MNSD-Nassara, the ruling party at the time of the coup, finished in second place.

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