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UN wants vote for stability in Niger facing terrorist threats
(MENAFN- Arab News) NIAMEY: The United Nations called Friday for 'peaceful and credible' elections in six months to keep Niger stable despite political tensions and threats from radical movements.
'It is vital to support the electoral process in order to consolidate gains ... for peace ... by way of peaceful and credible transparent and participatory elections' UN special envoy to west Africa elections Mohamed Ibn Chambas told a press briefing.
Chambas on Thursday wrapped up three days of talks with political parties civil society leaders local and international non-governmental organisations and the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) which organises the general elections.
His visit to the deeply poor nation south of the Sahara came seven months after extremists from Nigeria's Boko Haram group and their local sympathizers began to launch murderous raids on the southern Diffa region.
Niger whose primary source of foreign income is uranium has joined a regional military alliance to fight Boko Haram infamous for mass abductions and village massacres. The UN diplomat had talks with President Mahamadou Issoufou who was elected in 2011 after the end of the fourth period of military rule. Issoufou plans to seek a second term in next year's vote.
'It is vital to support the electoral process in order to consolidate gains ... for peace ... by way of peaceful and credible transparent and participatory elections' UN special envoy to west Africa elections Mohamed Ibn Chambas told a press briefing.
Chambas on Thursday wrapped up three days of talks with political parties civil society leaders local and international non-governmental organisations and the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) which organises the general elections.
His visit to the deeply poor nation south of the Sahara came seven months after extremists from Nigeria's Boko Haram group and their local sympathizers began to launch murderous raids on the southern Diffa region.
Niger whose primary source of foreign income is uranium has joined a regional military alliance to fight Boko Haram infamous for mass abductions and village massacres. The UN diplomat had talks with President Mahamadou Issoufou who was elected in 2011 after the end of the fourth period of military rule. Issoufou plans to seek a second term in next year's vote.
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