Niger election: Opposition's Mahamadou Issoufou wins, BBC News (2011)
This article reports on the presidential runoff election in Niger. According to the initial results, opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou won Saturday's vote with 58% of the votes. Mr Issoufou is the leader of the Social Democratic Party, and he was competing against presidential candidate Seini Oumarou. This election marks the return of Niger to civilian rule since a military coup overthrew President Mamadou Tandja last year.
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