as its presidential candidate; he finished seventh in a field of ten candidates with 2% of the vote. The party received only 0.5% of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
vote, failing to win a seat.
The party nominated Laouan Magagi as its presidential candidate in the 2016 general elections, but he failed to progress to the second round of voting. However, the party won two seats in the National Assembly after increasing its vote share to 1.5%. The party supported incumbent President
Mahamadou Issoufou
Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1 January 1952) is a Nigerien politician who served as the President of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021. Issoufou was the prime minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994, president of the National Assembly from 1995 t ...