Rights
2010 Constitution suspended after the July 2023 coup; governance by ordinance
The 2010 Constitution of the Seventh Republic was suspended following the July 2023 coup that removed President Bazoum. The Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie governs by ordinance under a transitional charter, and the Cour constitutionnelle was dissolved.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — The Cour constitutionnelle was dissolved after the coup; a Cour d'État exercises certain of its functions.
- Deadline — Transition timetable: announced then extended; no reliable fixed date
Governing law
- Constitution du 25 novembre 2010suspended
- Ordonnance n° 2023-01 portant organisation des pouvoirs publics pendant la période de transition
In practice
Niger's 2023 coup interrupted what had been the country's first transfer of power between elected presidents. The suspension of the Constitution, dissolution of the Cour constitutionnelle and detention of the deposed president mean the applicable higher law is a transitional ordinance rather than the 2010 text, and this entry is marked under research accordingly.