At stake in this election:

• The 171 members of the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale)

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 Parties in this Election:

• Party: Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism-Tarayya
  • Leader:  Mahamadou ISSOUFOU
  • Seats won in last election: 75
• Party: Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation
  • Leader: Hama AMADOU
  • Seats won in last election: 25
• Party: National Movement for a Developing Society-Nassara
  • Leader: Seyni OUMAROU
  • Seats won in last election: 20
• Party: Patriotic Movement for the Republic
  • Leader: Albadé ABOUBA
  • Seats won in last election: 13
• Party: Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal
  • Leader: -
  • Seats won in last election: 6
• Party: Niger Patriotic Movement
  • Leader: Ibrahim YACOUBA
  • Seats won in last election: 5