At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of the Republic of Niger

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President OUSSEINI Tinni (since 20 March 2016)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Brigi RAFINI (since 7 April 2011)
• Niger has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 171 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. The President is limited to two 5-year terms.*
• The 171 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods; 158 members are elected from eight multi-member constituencies based on the seven regions and Niamey by party-list proportional representation. A further eight seats are reserved for national minorities and five seats for Nigeriens living abroad, all elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.

*If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will be held on 21 February 2021.

Main Candidates in this Election:*

• Candidate: Mohamed Bazoum
  • Party: Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism

*A total of 30 candidates are running in the election.[1]