Niger's main opposition names Oumarou as election candidate

  • 2/25/2023
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NIAMEY, Safar 17, 1437, November 29, 2015, SPA -- Niger's main opposition party chose Seyni Oumarou on Sunday as its candidate to contest an election in February against President Mahamadou Issoufou who is seeking a second five-year term, party officials said, according to Reuters. Oumarou, 65, is a former prime minister who came second at the last election. He will again represent the National Movement for Development and Society (MNSD) party of ex-President Tandja Mamadou, who was ousted in a coup in 2010. A third candidate, opposition leader Hama Amadou, flew back to the country on Nov. 14 and was arrested on charges of suspected involvement in a baby trafficking scheme. --SPA 23:37 LOCAL TIME 20:37 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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