Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A cikin zaben shugaban kasa na Yuli 1996
, wanda Mainassara ya ci nasara a zagaye na farko, dan takarar PNDS Issoufou a hukumance ya gama a matsayi na hudu tare da kashi 7.60% na kuri'un. Tare da sauran jam'iyyun adawa, sun haɗu tare a matsayin Front for the Restoration and Defense of Democracy, PNDS sun yi watsi da zaben 'yan majalisa na Nuwamba 1996.