Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 23 November 1996. They followed the constitutional changes approved in a

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earlier in the year, which re-introduced multi-party democracy suspended by an earlier

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. 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

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, 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

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Results

References

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1996 in Niger Elections in Niger Election and referendum articles with incomplete results