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Monday, 14 March 2011

Opposition leader wins Niger's presidential election

Opposition leader wins Niger's presidential election
Opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou won this weekend's presidential election with 58 percent of vote, the election commission said Monday.
By News Wires (text)

AFP - Veteran opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou won elections intended to return Niger to civilian rule after a military coup, taking 57.95 percent of the vote, the election commission announced Monday.

Issoufou, 59, defeated former prime minister Seini Oumarou, 60, who took 42.05 percent of the votes cast in a run-off election on Saturday, electoral commission chief Gousmane Abdourahamane announced.

Voter turnout was 48.17 percent, down from 51.56 percent in the first round on January 31, he said.

Oumarou is a former ally of president Mamadou Tandja, who was toppled in a military coup in February 2010 after he attempted to extend his rule beyond the constitutional limits.

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