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Partie 1. De la genèse de l'État malien : un long processus de sédimentation historique. - L'héritage précolonial dans la construction étatique malienne --. - La fabrique du Soudan. --. - Partie 2. Heurts et malheurs de l'institutionnalisation de l'état malien (1960-1992). - L'institutionnalisation manquée de l'État post-colonial --. - L'institution du politique et la production de l'État démocratique. --. - Partie 3. L'État malien en actes : les stratégies contrastées de son appropriation. - L'État modeste : bonne gouvernance et décentralisation --. - L'État au concret ou la construction continuée de l'institution --. - Le Mali 2012-2015 : de l'illusion à la désillusion

Within a one-year period of transition, as agreed by the military junta and other transitional bodies, the Nigerien electorate was consulted six times during the first three months of 2011: there was a constitutional referendum, local (regional and municipal) elections, presidential (two rounds) and legislative elections. For the third time in two decades, elections in Niger were organized by a junta -- the Conseil Supreme pour la Restauration de la Democratie (CSRD) -- which seized power on 18 February 2010 by overthrowing President Tandja. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]

On 18 February 2010 Niger's President was overthrown in a military coup d'etat led by the artillery company. The latest coup overthrew Mamadou Tandja, democratically elected and President since 1999. The context of the coup was the President's decision to revise the constitution so as to extend his presidency by three years at the end of his second five-year term. This briefing explores the factors that undermined Tandja's regime and facilitated a new praetorian intervention. More specifically, we examine the nature of the coup in the light of Niger's history, the ensuing new regulation of politics, and its possible consequences for the country's democratic future. Adapted from the source document.

Le retour au pouvoir d'Amadou Toumani Touré a coïncidé avec la multiplication des candidatures et des groupes indépendants dans un pays qui compte aujourd'hui 106 partis politiques. Si ces « Indépendants » ne sont pas parvenus à convertir ce capital symbolique en termes électoraux, le Président Touré est paradoxalement parvenu à imposer leur prédominance au sein de « gouvernements de consensus » alors que les partis politiques dominent très nettement l'Assemblée nationale. Cependant, sans marge d'action politique véritable, le Président est contraint de s'appuyer sur les partis, qui, après des années d'exclusion, bénéficient en retour d'un accès aux ressources étatiques.

In a country which now boasts of 106 political parties, the return to power of Amadou Toumani Touré has stimulated a proliferation of groups and candidates who harbour their « independence » from parties. If these « Independents » have thus far not been able to convert their symbolic capital into electoral support, PresidentTouré has paradoxically imposed their dominance within his « consensus cabinets », while political parties controlthe National Assembly. Nevertheless, lacking in political leverage, the Malian president has had to allyhimself with the parties which, in return, have built an access to state resources, after years of exclusion. (Polit afr/GIGA)

The electoral campaign & outcome of the November 2004 general elections in Niger are examined. Several factors that have contributed to Niger's relative political stability since the late 1990s are highlighted including opposition parties' use of constitutional channels for expressing political discontent & the formation of the Conseil National de Dialogue Politique. After providing an overview of Niger's rules for legislative & presidential elections, the political parties' consideration of key social issues (eg, poverty & unemployment) & the relative absence of ideological differences between competing parties are discussed. The results of the general elections are then reported: the incumbent party's candidate, Tandja Mamadou, convincingly won the second round of the presidential election; & the Mouvement National pour la Societe de Developpement won the most legislative seats but failed to achieve majority control of the national legislature. Despite pressing difficulties for the elected government (eg, the expansion of civil rights & the improvement of governance), it is concluded that the electoral outcome demonstrates the nation's increasing respect for democratic processes. Tables, References. J. W. Parker