Niger: Legislative and Presidential elections

Voters in the Sahel state of Niger go to the polls on Sunday for an election that could seal the country’s first-ever peaceful handover between elected presidents, despite a bloody jihadist insurgency. The first round of the presidential elections in Niger and the legislative elections will take place on 27 December as the country is going through a situation of instability and political tension. The second round for the presidential elections will be held in February 2021. On 4 December last, 17 ministers asked for their resignation in order to be eligible for election to the National Assembly since the…