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schema:articleBody	Niger's opposition leader said Tuesday that nothing stands in the way of his running again for the country's presidency despite his past conviction for baby smuggling. Speaking to reporters, Hama Amadou, 70, said he fulfils the two constitutional requirements of being of Nigerien origin and enjoying his civil and political rights. "I consider that I fully enjoy my rights," he said, noting that a judge had rejected a prosecutor's demand that he be stripped of his rights for five years over the criminal record. "It's not automatic," said the former premier and parliamentary speaker who heads the Nigerien Democratic Movement. He received a presidential pardon in March because of the coronavirus pandemic with less than three months remaining to serve of his one-year prison sentence. Amadou was convicted along with one of his wives in March 2017 for their alleged role in a child-trafficking ring. The case -- which he and his supporters decried as a political witch hunt -- allegedly entailed smuggling babies from Nigeria via Benin for wealthy couples in Niger. While the constitution is silent on past convictions, the country's electoral code could bar Amadou, but he said "it's not automatic". "The government wants to bar me from being a candidate as it tried to do in 2016," he said. "I intend to be a candidate, and to win the election." Amadou, dubbed "The Phoenix" for his political comebacks, was runner-up in 2016 even though he ran from behind bars while awaiting trial. The first round of the presidential election, coupled with legislative polls, is set for December 27 in the former French colony. President Mahamadou Issoufou, who was elected in 2011 and 2016, is barred by term limits from running for re-election, and the ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism has nominated former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum to run to succeed him. Several other parties are also fielding candidates. bh/de/gd/dl
schema:headline	Niger opposition leader sees no obstacle to presidential bid
schema:mentions	2017 French presidential election Benin Term limit Witch-hunt Wrestling ring Mohamed Bazoum Colony Pardon French language Silent film Niger Pandemic Nigeria Coronavirus President of the United States Mahamadou Issoufou The Phoenix (newspaper) Hama Amadou Democratic Movement (France)
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schema:datePublished	2020-09-22 (xsd:date)
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