The Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger (french: Parti pour le socialisme et la démocratie au Niger, PSDN-Alheri) is a
political party
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in
Niger
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, official_languages =
, languages_type = National languages1993 general elections the party received 1.5% of the vote, winning one seat in the
National Assembly
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. It nominated Omar Katzelma Taya as its candidate for the subsequent
presidential elections
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; he finished seventh in a field of eight candidates with 1.8% of the vote.
The early parliamentary elections in 1995 saw the party win two seats with a similar vote share. However, it boycotted the 1996 elections,Elections in Niger African Elections Database which followed a coup earlier in the year.
The PSDN did not nominate a presidential candidate for the
1999 elections
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* 1999 Algerian presidential election
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, and received only 0.2% of the vote in the parliamentary elections, failing to win a seat. However, after increasing its vote share to 1.3% in the 2004 general elections, it regained parliamentary representation, winning a single seat. Despite further increasing its vote share to 2.3% in the 2009 parliamentary elections, the party lost its seat. The 2011 elections saw its vote share collapse to 0.2%, as it remained seatless.
In the 2016 general elections it formed a joint list with the Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal to run for the National Assembly, with the alliance winning six seats.