Niger: Continuing Crisis Imperils Democracy, Secretary-General Warns

2 July 2009

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern about Niger's continuing political and constitutional crisis, warning that it threatens to destabilize the country and undermine recent progress towards democratic governance and the rule of law.

The recent decisions taken by the Niger Government "have made it extremely difficult for the country's democratic institutions and the Constitutional Court to play their roles as guarantors of the rule of law," Mr. Ban said in a statement issued by his spokesperson.

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