Territorial Assembly elections were held in Niger on 14 December 1958. The result was a victory for the Union for the Franco-African Community (an alliance of the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally and the

African Regroupment Party The African Regroupment Party (french: Parti du Regroupement Africain, PRA) was a political party in the French African colonies. Formation The PRA came into being at a meeting in Paris on March 26, 1958, months before the French Community would ...

), which won 49 of the 60 seats. On 18 December 1958, the Territorial Assembly convened and proclaimed itself a Constituent Assembly.

Results

Aftermath

Following the elections, the results in the Tessaoua and Zinder constituencies, where Sawaba had won all their seats, were annulled due to irregularities. The Tessaoua seats were awarded to the UCFA, whilst a by-election was scheduled for Zinder on 27 June 1959. Ballot papers were only printed for the PPN-RDA, and due to fears of violence, Sawaba did not put up candidates, calling for a boycott instead.Klaas van Walraven (2013) ''The Yearning for Relief: A History of the Sawaba Movement in Niger'', BRILL, pp288–290 Following the by-elections, the UCFA controlled all 60 seats.

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