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The new Assembly was to have 60 deputies elected for 5-year terms. The constitution established elements, such as the Flag of Niger , the National anthem of Niger and the Coat of Arms of Niger , along with language on the naming of political bodies, rights and powers which have been retained in subsequent texts.
Niger's new constitution restores the semi-presidential system of government of the December 1992 constitution (Third Republic) in which the President of the Republic is elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term, and a prime minister, named by the president, share executive power.
Saibou liberalized some of Niger's laws and policies, and promulgated a new constitution. He released political prisoners, including Diori and his old political nemesis Djibo Bakary. However, President Saibou's efforts to control political reforms failed in the face of union and student demands to institute a multi-party democratic system.
Français : Ce document, récupéré sur la plateforme Gallica de la BNF, correspond au cinquième numéro du journal "Le Défenseur de la Constitution", écrit par Maximilien de Robespierre. Date 1 January 1792
A constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 26 December 1992. The new constitution would restore multi-party democracy for the first time since 1960, whilst also allowing unlimited number of five-year terms for the President. It was approved by 89.79% of voters, with a turnout of 56.6%. [1]
The first (non binding) decision, presented on 26 May 2009, triggered the President's dismissal of the National Assembly [4] [5] while a further binding decision was delivered on 12 June. [6] President Tandja subsequently carried out his plans for a new constitution and dismissed the Constitutional Court.
The 2009–2010 Nigerien constitutional crisis occurred in Niger due to a political conflict between President Mamadou Tandja and judicial and legislative bodies regarding the Constitutional referendum that opponents claimed was an attempt to extend his mandate beyond the constitutional maximum.
According to the Republic of Niger's Constitution of 1999, most human rights, as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, are upheld and protected.Despite these protections, concerns of both domestic and international human rights organizations have been raised over the behavior of the government, military, police forces, and over the continuation of traditional practices which ...