1970 Nigerien presidential election

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Nominee  | Hamani Diori |  |
Party  | PPN–RDA |
Popular vote  | 1,907,673  |
Percentage  | 100%  |

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Hamani Diori
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Presidential elections were held in Niger on 1 October 1970. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent president Hamani Diori, was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.3%.[1]

## Results

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Hamani Diori| Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally| 1,907,673| 100.00
Total| 1,907,673| 100.00
Valid votes| 1,907,673| 99.85
Invalid/blank votes| 2,953| 0.15
Total votes| 1,910,626| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 1,942,774| 98.35
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Elections in Niger African Elections Database
2. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1485

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