Niger's Presidential Race Will Include First Female Candidate, VOA (2010)
Former Minister of Culture Mariama Bayard is one of the first to declare her candidacy for the upcoming presidential election and is the first women to ever run for president in Niger. The vote is scheduled for January 3 and local and legislative elections will be held around the same time.
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