1996 Nigerien presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Niger on 7 and 8 July 1996. They followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in May after a military coup had removed the first democratically elected President Mahamane Ousmane from office in January. Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who had been installed as leader following the coup, won the elections in the first round, claiming 52.22% of the vote, with a 66.4% turnout.

1996 Nigerien presidential election

7–8 July 1996

Nominee Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Mahamane Ousmane Party Independent CDS-Rahama Popular vote 1,262,308 477,431 Percentage 52.22% 19.75%

President before election Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Independent Elected President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Independent

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara	Independent	1,262,308	52.22
	Mahamane Ousmane	Democratic and Social Convention	477,431	19.75
	Mamadou Tandja	National Movement for the Society of Development	378,322	15.65
	Mahamadou Issoufou	Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism	183,826	7.60
	Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye	Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress	115,302	4.77
Total			2,417,189	100.00
Valid votes			2,417,189	95.73
Invalid/blank votes			107,830	4.27
Total votes			2,525,019	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,804,750	66.36
Source: African Elections Database