The current government in Niger was democratically elected in 2011 and reelected in 2016 in a polling process plagued by serious irregularities.

Since Niger's return to democratic rule in 2011, the Government of Niger has taken steps to fight corruption and improve governance.

Niger performs in the low range in Representation and in the mid-range across the other categories of the Global State of Democracy (GSoD) framework.

Niger experienced its first transfer of power between democratically chosen presidents in the 2020–21 elections, but the civilian government was overthrown in ...

Since Niger's return to democratic rule in 2011, the United States has supported efforts to improve participatory democratic governance, increase transparency, ...

Under the constitution of 2010, Niger is a republic. The president, who serves as head of state, is elected to a five-year term by popular vote, ...

It is a semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Niger is head of state and the Prime Minister of Niger head of government. The officials holding ...

In 2021, Niger experienced its first democratic transfer of power, when an elected President replaced the incumbent following democratic elections. However, ...

Civil society used to contribute to the advent of democracy in Niger, but nowadays, it tolerates a military junta, relying on them to lead the state.