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, languages_type = National languagesreferendum
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earlier in the year, which re-introduced multi-party democracy suspended by an earlier
military coup
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such ...
. However, the eight main opposition parties boycotted the elections after forming the Front for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy. The result was a victory for the National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal, which won 59 of the 83 seats,Elections in Niger African Elections database three of which were won in by-elections after the original result had been invalidated by the
Supreme Court
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