Editing Politics of Niger (section)

====1999 elections====
Following another coup in April 1999, in which Maïnassara was killed, the MNSD-Nassara's Tandja won the [[Nigerien presidential election, 1999|October 1999 presidential election]].<ref name=Rapport>[http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/RAPPORT_DE_LA_MISSION_D_OBSERVATION_DES_ELECTIONS_PRESIDENTIELLES_ET_LEGISLATIVES_DES_17_OCTOBRE_ET_24_NOVEMBRE_1999_.pdf "RAPPORT DE LA MISSION D’OBSERVATION DES ELECTIONS PRESIDENTIELLES ET LEGISLATIVES DES 17 OCTOBRE ET 24 NOVEMBRE 1999"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018053532/http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/RAPPORT_DE_LA_MISSION_D_OBSERVATION_DES_ELECTIONS_PRESIDENTIELLES_ET_LEGISLATIVES_DES_17_OCTOBRE_ET_24_NOVEMBRE_1999_.pdf |date=18 October 2005 }}, democratie.francophonie.org {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>

In the [[Nigerien parliamentary election, 1999|October 1999 National Assembly Election]], the MNSD won 38 of the 83 seats, forming a government under Hama Amadou with the support of [[CDS-Rahama]]'s 17 seats. The [[Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism|PNDS]] led the opposition with 16 seats, but the continued antagonism between [[Mahamadou Issoufou]] and [[Mahamane Ousmane]] meant that no other coalition was available.  [[ANDP-Zaman Lahiya]], a former split for the MNSD held only four seats.<ref name=Rapport/> In 2002, this coalition was shored up when the ANDP joined the parliamentary majority coalition, the ''Alliance of Democratic Forces'', leaving the opposition Coordination of Democratic Forces.<ref>[http://www.afrique-express.com/archive/OUEST/niger/pol/253landpdedjermakoye.htm "L’ANDP de Djermakoye rallie la mouvance présidentielle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083621/http://www.afrique-express.com/archive/OUEST/niger/pol/253landpdedjermakoye.htm |date=29 September 2007 }}, ''Afrique Express'', No. 253, 30 July 2002 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> Djermakoye joined the government as a Minister of State in November 2002, serving in that position until December 2004.<ref>[http://www.izf.net/izf/Guide/Niger/gouvernement.htm List of governments of Niger] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614115916/http://www.izf.net/izf/Guide/Niger/gouvernement.htm |date=14 June 2007 }}, izf.net {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>