Military Rule and Fourth Republic
In the July 1996 presidential election, won by Mainassara in the first round, the PNDS candidate Issoufou officially received fourth place with 7.60% of the vote. Along with other opposition parties, grouped together as the Front for the Restoration and Defense of Democracy, the PNDS boycotted the November 1996 parliamentary election.
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