Fifth Republic
After Maïnassara was assassinated in April 1999, a new transitional military regime held elections late in the year. One faction of the RDP chose Algabid as its candidate in the presidential election, while another backed party vice-chairman Amadou Cissé. The Court of State accepted Algabid's candidacy and rejected Cissé's. Algabid took fourth place in the election, with 10.83% of the vote, and backed Mahamadou Issoufou of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) in the second round. Some in the RPD disagreed with this decision and backed Tandja Mamadou of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) instead. Tandja won the second round against Issoufou. The RDP won eight seats in the November 1999 parliamentary election, and following the election it formed part of the opposition in the National Assembly, along with the PNDS.
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