Why Niger Republic’s Court ordered rerun Presidential election Feb. 21

  Niger Republic’s Constitutional Court has confirmed that a second round of the presidential election is to be held on February 21. The court, in a ruling pronounced on Sunday, noted that no candidate had obtained an absolute majority of votes in the first round” — whose annulment, partial or total cancellation claimed by opposition candidates was rejected by the Court. “The Court receives the request of the President of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni) in the form, validates and proclaims the final results of the first round of the…

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