General elections were held in
Niger on 10 December 1989 to elect a
President and
National Assembly. They were the first elections since 1970, and followed the approval of a new constitution in a
referendum in September, which had made the country a
one-party state with the
National Movement for the Society of Development as the sole legal party. As a result, its leader, the incumbent president
Ali Saibou, was elected unopposed, and the party won all 93 seats in the Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 95%.[2]
General elections were held in
Niger on 10 December 1989 to elect a
President and
National Assembly. They were the first elections since 1970, and followed the approval of a new constitution in a
referendum in September, which had made the country a
one-party state with the
National Movement for the Society of Development as the sole legal party. As a result, its leader, the incumbent president
Ali Saibou, was elected unopposed, and the party won all 93 seats in the Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 95%.[2]